Workplace bullying claims have been on the rise for several years. As a result, Berchem Moses PC is regularly asked to investigate claims of workplace bullying. Here is what you should know.  When workplace bullying is based on a protected characteristic such as a person’s age, race, sex, religion, etc., it may violate the law.   […]

The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities recently released its Annual Case Processing Report for the fiscal year July 1, 2021 through June 20, 2022. What can employers take away from the reported statistics? To start, fewer charges of employment discrimination were filed in the last fiscal year.   While CHRO has expanded its authority since a 2019 […]

Employers trying to enforce attendance policies confront a poker hand of laws that protect the rights of employees to different types of work leave. Indeed, an employee out on leave can be eligible for various types of leave including Workers Compensation, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Connecticut FMLA, the Americans with Disabilities […]