Ensuring workplace safety goes beyond mere compliance; it’s about safeguarding your most valuable asset—your employees. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) plays a critical role in this mission, enforcing standards to maintain safe work environments. Yet, dealing with OSHA citations can seem complex and intimidating. By mastering the citation process and knowing how to […]
Are your non-union employees entitled to representation during meetings which may lead to discipline? Not yet, but the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is looking to change that dynamic. For the union-free among us, unionized employees are entitled to, upon request, union representation in any investigatory interview that could reasonably lead to discipline of that […]
Co-authored by Jordan A. Vazzano The Connecticut Supreme Court issued a decision on October 19 with considerable implications for municipalities and labor relations. Importantly, it clarified the role of the State Labor Board, the influence of the National Labor Relations Act which governs private sector labor law on the national scale, and examined the authority […]
Compliance and risk mitigation are some of the reasons an organization should adopt a code of ethics. As previously discussed, there are a multitude of good reasons to adopt a code of ethics to guide the behavior of employees and organizational leadership. Once an organization decides to adopt a code of ethics, they are faced with the […]
From the U.S. Supreme Court to the proliferation of artificial intelligence in the workplace, the importance of organizational ethics has recently been in the news. The character, habits, and customs of an organization define how the organization functions and is viewed in the eyes of others. A strong commitment to ethics breeds trust and confidence. […]
From time to time, we receive emails from clients seeking advice on whether an information request should be classified as a request under the Municipal Employees Relations Act (MERA) or the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). It is crucial to properly distinguish between the two laws as conflating them or treating a request under […]
