On June 27, 2022 the United States Supreme Court surprised many observers by holding that the free exercise and free speech rights of a football
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Natalia Sieira Millán to be Panelist During CAS-CIAC Women in Leadership Virtual Conference
Natalia Sieira Millán will be a panelist during the CAS-CIAC Women in Leadership Virtual Conference. This year’s conference includes two panels of distinguished women leaders
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Virtual Seminar | Legal Update for the Public Sector: 2022 Legal Trends
Join us once again for our annual public sector virtual seminar! On May 5th we will host a two-hour virtual program featuring a general
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New Diversity, Non-Discrimination and Implicit Bias Training for Public Schools
As the hiring season approaches, many Connecticut school districts are evaluating their obligations regarding diversity and inclusion, non-discrimination, and minority educator recruitment.
In addition, in
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CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week –1/27/22
Dear Legal Mailbag:
Before the holidays, a student claimed that a teacher got mad pushed him into the wall using both hands. We promptly filed
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Thomas Mooney and Natalia Sieira Millan Present CAS Webinar “Employee Discipline: The Graduate Course”
Tom Mooney and Natalia Sieira Millan will present the Connecticut Associations of Schools webinar, “Employee Discipline: The Graduate Course.”
Supervision and evaluation of employees is
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DPH Revises Implementation Guidance for Executive Order 13G, Including Requirements for Test Results, Documentation, and Return-to-Work Protocols
Since September 2021, and as explained in our prior post, Executive Order 13G and Implementation Guidance for Executive Order 13G issued by the Connecticut
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules for High School Cheerleader in First Amendment Dispute
On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Pennsylvania teenager who sued after a profanity-laced Snapchat message she posted
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Shipman Lawyers Articles Featured in FORUM Magazine
The Forum magazine is a publication of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, and the Spring 2021 issue is “The Child Issue: Where Youth and the
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Labor and Employment Virtual Spring Seminar: 2021 Public Sector Legal Update
Join us as we take our annual public sector seminar virtual! During the month of May, we will host a series of CLE webinars featuring
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