Marsha Belman Moses recently participated in a Data Privacy Symposium titled, “Creating a Trusted Learning Environment,” which was held at Foxwoods Conference Center on December 1, 2016. The program was presented by the Connecticut Education Technology Leaders Association (CTETL), a Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) State Chapter. Representatives from approximately 90 school districts learned about […]
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a rule requiring employers to pay most employees a minimum of $913 per week in order for them to be exempt from overtime under federal law. This rule more than doubled the existing salary threshold of $455 per week and was slated to go into effect December 1. […]
Michelle C. Laubin, Senior Partner at Berchem Moses PC and Typhanie Jackson, Director of Pupil Services and Special Education for New Haven Public Schools, presented a workshop titled, “Race: It Does Matter … Practical Strategies to Improve School Climate Through Social Emotional Learning” at the 2016 CABE/CAPSS Convention held on November 18-19 at the Mystic […]
This election, seven states and the District of Columbia passed expansive marijuana laws that permitted the recreational use of marijuana or cannabinoids. This means that within these states and the District of Columbia people can openly smoke or ingest cannabis with no criminal repercussions. While Connecticut has not embraced this libertine attitude toward marijuana use, […]
On Friday, October 28, 2016, the United States Supreme Court announced that it will hear an appeal from a ruling by the 4th Circuit in the controversial case of G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board, 116 LRP 15374 (4th Cir. 04/19/16). In Gloucester, a transgender male high school student sought a preliminary injunction to allow his […]
(Rebecca Goldberg is pictured above in red jacket, 4th from left) Westchester and Fairfield counties’ young professionals who are making an impact in their jobs and in their communities were recognized at Westfair Communications’ second annual Milli Awards held on November 15 at the Surf Club in New Rochelle, NY. Congratulations to BMD’s Attorney Rebecca […]
On September 7, 2016, Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher issued a 255-page Memorandum of Decision in Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, Inc. v. Rell, a case that has been pending for more than 10 years. The decision held that the State provides a constitutionally acceptable amount of funding for education, but the distribution of the funding […]
Election Day is rapidly approaching and voter turnout is expected to be particularly high. While many states have laws providing time off for employees to vote, Connecticut is not one of them. How should employers handle requests for time off to vote? Polls in Connecticut are open from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. A voter […]
The Connecticut Public Pension Forum held their 2016 Fall Conference on October 26th at the Tradition Golf Club at Wallingford. Attorney Floyd Dugas was a featured presenter, discussing pension negotiations on a panel which also included Kevin McNabola, Finance Director for the City of West Haven, and Peter Carozza, President of the Uniformed Professional Firefighters […]
