Contracts for School Teachers The law of contracts applies to contracts between teachers and school districts. This law includes the concepts of offer, acceptance, mutual assent, and consideration. … [Read more...]
Tenured Teacher Dismissal Process and Timetable
The teacher tenure law sets out strict termination and due process requirements for teachers, whether or not they have tenure. Tenured teachers have their contracts automatically renewed from … [Read more...]
Severance Agreements, Whistleblowers, and the SEC: Don’t Forget Dodd-Frank Act Rule 12F-17
In most employment separation or “severance” agreements, employees receiving some form of severance compensation or other inducements from an employer do so in exchange for certain waivers of rights. … [Read more...]
Is it Illegal for an Employer to Bully an Employee in CT?
The Short Answer: Anti-bullying laws currently do not apply to the workplace. Accordingly, it is generally not a violation of workplace law if a coworker or supervisor engages in conduct hostile, … [Read more...]
Pursuing a Wrongful Termination Case
If you want to pursue a wrongful termination case, there are several avenues available to you. They range from informal, such as engaging in settlement discussions with your employer, to formal, such … [Read more...]
How the ADA affects Workers’ Compensation Programs
Only injured workers who meet the ADA’s definition of an “individual with a disability” will be considered disabled under the ADA, regardless of whether they satisfy criteria for receiving benefits … [Read more...]
Employer Handling of Employee Discrimination Complaint
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), interprets and enforces Title VII's prohibition of sex discrimination as forbidding any employment discrimination by employers against employees … [Read more...]
Youthful Employee Driving Requirements
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), is administered by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor. The FLSA establishes standards for minimum wages, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child … [Read more...]
Changes to Connecticut’s Family Leave Law
Federal law provides job security and paid leave to eligible employees who wish to take leave following the birth or adoption of a child. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, commonly … [Read more...]
Police Dept. Not Entitled to Privacy Amid Sex Harassment Investigation
Records concerning a claim of sexual harassment by one police officer against another were not exempt from disclosure as an invasion of personal privacy under the 1993 Connecticut Supreme Court case … [Read more...]
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