For employers, preparing for winter weather includes ensuring all employees are paid properly on snow days. Many employers are surprised to learn that their payroll does not take a snow day when their employees do. While snow days are probably the most common application of the principles discussed in this article, these rules apply to […]
On October 1, 2014 Public Act 14-27 went into effect which revamped Connecticut’s provisional pardon law (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-130a). The revisions were based on the recommendations of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission and under this new bill: “a provisional pardon or certificate [of rehabilitation] creates a presumption of rehabilitation. The bill requires the state or an […]
Berchem Moses was proud to support the 2014 CABE/CAPSS Convention held on November 14, 2014. Pictured above are the firm’s Education Law Attorneys with Astronaut Rick Mastracchio.
Most of the time, when an employer terminates an employee, and that employee sues, a court will not let an employer introduce evidence uncovered after the decision to terminate. However an exception has been added due to a recent decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals where it was held that evidence that is uncovered after […]
State representatives out of the 95th and 93rd districts have proposed Senate Bill No. 263 which would extend the whistleblower protections afforded to employees who report violations of law and other abuses. Under the current law, Connecticut General Statutes § 31-51m, an employer may not penalize any employee because the employee reports a violation or suspected violation […]
The firm has made a financial donation to Homes with Hope of Westport to help with the costs of housing and other services for the homeless during the 2014 winter season. Ira W. Bloom, managing partner of the Westport office, said the contribution to Homes with Hope serves a continual and growing need in the […]
Beginning January 1, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) will begin enforcing its new workplace reporting rules which requires quicker reporting of severe injuries within 24-hours and an employment fatality within 8-hours. The time to report begins when the employer learns of the injury and/or fatality. Under the new regulations, a severe injury […]
The Westport office of Berchem Moses had the pleasure of holding a Business After Hours networking event with the Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce on October 30, 2014. The After Hours Event allows members of the Chamber of Commerce to meet, exchange ideas and enjoy good company and food.
Attorneys from the firm took part October 23 in the Bridgeport public school system’s Read Aloud Day 2014. Rebecca Goldberg, associates with the firm’s Milford office, read to students in Bridgeport’s Hallen School. Ms. Goldberg read to a kindergarten class at the school. They were among 600 volunteers who read to every pre-kindergarten through sixth […]
Attorneys with the firm helped collect 200 toys for patients at the Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital during the Oct. 18 football game between the Yale Bulldogs and the Colgate University Raiders at the Yale Bowl in New Haven. The attorneys joined with the Walter Camp Football Foundation in sponsoring a tailgate party prior to the […]
