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Christopher Sugar Honored at Westfair Communications’ First Annual “Milli” Awards Ceremony at Chelsea Piers

Pictured are Honoree Christopher Sugar (left) with Associate Rebecca Goldberg (center) and Senior Partner Floyd Dugas (right) from Berchem, Moses & Devlin P.C.’s Labor and Employment Law Department at the Milli Awards Millennials in Fairfield and Westchester counties are running their own businesses, making an impact through volunteer work and contributing innovative ideas to transform […]

Dyslexia, Dysgraphia Dyscalculia Education Guidelines

On October 23, 2015, the Department of Education issued a Dear Colleague Letter providing guidance on the unique educational needs of students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia. Despite generalized hesitancy to use these specific conditions in the evaluation and individualized education program (IEP) process, the U.S. Department of Education stated that there is nothing in […]

Bob Berchem To Receive Fairfield University Basketball’s Stags Distinguished Service Award

Fairfield University basketball is set to recognize five “Leaders of the Herd” on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at the Manhattan Club in New York City. Award-winning sports commentators Len Elmore, Jackie MacMullan and Bob Wolff are recipients of the third annual Stags Lifetime Achievement Award for long and meritorious service. This year’s Stags Distinguished Service Awards […]

Portion of Affordable Care Act Requiring Automatic Enrollment for Some Employer Plans Repealed

Since the Affordable Care Act’s enactment in March, 2010, employers with 200+ employees have been awaiting the implementation of regulations that would explain the automatic enrollment rule.  Employers with 200+ employees would have had to enroll employees in the company health care plan automatically, while allowing them the option to decline coverage.  Most employer plans […]

Doug LoMonte Volunteers For Derby-Shelton “Sand And Salt For Seniors” Project

Doug LoMonte teamed up with his daughter Amanda to deliver sand and salt buckets to seniors in Shelton. The effort was part of the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club’s 2015 Sand and Salt For Seniors Project. Each year the Club delivers buckets of sand and salt to seniors in Derby and Shelton to help prevent slip and […]

Attorney Doug LoMonte Distributes Dictionaries To Students At Booth Hill School

Attorney Doug LoMonte made a presentation and distributed dictionaries to the third grade students at Booth Hill School in Shelton on Friday, November 6 as part of the Dictionary Project sponsored by the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club. Each year the Rotary Club distributes a dictionary to each third grade student in all of the public and […]

Connecticut Mandates Sexual Harassment Training for Supervisors – Are You in Compliance?

Employers with 50 or more employees in Connecticut must provide sexual harassment training to supervisors within six months of the individual assuming a supervisory position.  While other employers are not mandated to provide such training, it is strongly encouraged to do so. Refresher training is encouraged, but not required.  It is also beneficial to provide […]

Annual Day At The Bowl Scheduled!

Register (New Haven, CT)1 Sep 2015 The Walter Camp Football Foundation in conjunction with the Yale-NHHospital Auxiliary Toy Closets Program is asking fans to bring a new unwrapped toy to support the cause and in return, receive a free general admission ticket to the game. Toys can be dropped off at the Hospitality Village on […]