On behalf of Berchem Moses PC | Nov 7, 2019 | Labor and Employment
In Connecticut, non-compete agreements are used frequently in many different industries. They are designed to potentially benefit both the employer and the employee in different ways. Though the use may differ from situation to situation as well, it is supposed to be...
On behalf of Berchem Moses PC | Sep 26, 2019 | Labor and Employment
Imagine this: You quit your job for one reason or another or your boss terminates your employment. A few weeks or months later, a competitor of your former employer’s hires you into a better paying and more respected position. You do not think too much about it...
by Rebecca Goldberg, Esq. | Feb 5, 2019 | Labor and Employment, Uncategorized
Connecticut employers with employees who work or even who simply reside in Massachusetts must abide by Massachusetts’ onerous new non-compete law. Under the new law, a provision in a non-compete providing for the application of another state’s (such as Connecticut’s)...
by Paula N. Anthony, Esq. | Jul 5, 2018 | Labor and Employment
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that government workers who choose not to join a union cannot be charged for the cost of collective bargaining and related activities. In a 5-to-4 decision, a majority of the Court noted in Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31, that...
by Floyd J. Dugas, Esq. | Dec 12, 2017 | Labor and Employment
Buried in the nearly 900 page document which is the biennial budget legislation are two sentences that impose a new requirement on boards of education. Specifically, Section 157 of Public Act 17-2 from the June Special Session provides: Sec. 157. (NEW)(Effective...
by Floyd J. Dugas, Esq. | Apr 3, 2017 | Labor and Employment
Typically this time of year school district administrators ponder whether to “non-renew” non-tenured teachers in response to budget uncertainty, as opposed to waiting for the fiscal picture to become clear and possibly laying off teachers at a later time. Given the...
by Floyd J. Dugas, Esq. | Mar 13, 2017 | Labor and Employment
Over the past few weeks, there have been several cyberattacks on Connecticut municipalities and boards of education. On the municipal side, internet thieves have intercepted wire transfer instructions in two Connecticut municipalities resulting in the theft of...
by Rebecca Goldberg, Esq. | Feb 21, 2017 | Background Checks, Labor and Employment
Ever since the enactment of Public Act 16-67 last summer, school employers and contractors servicing them have faced the challenge of complying with new requirements for background checks for employees who will have direct contact with students. The central aspect of...
by Rebecca Goldberg, Esq. | Dec 21, 2016 | Labor and Employment, Uncategorized
Starting January 22, 2017, all employers will be required to use a new I-9 Form, the form used to verify an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States. I-9s must be completed on all new hires who will perform work in the United States. Employers may switch...
by Paula N. Anthony, Esq. | Aug 25, 2016 | Employer Policies, Labor and Employment
Effective July 1, 2016, local or regional boards of education, governing councils of state or local charter schools and inter-district magnet school operators (collectively “BOEs”), are going to have to follow new requirements for hiring education personnel. The...
