Though springtime may still feel far away, now is the time for independent schools to be thinking about their faculty employment agreements for the 2024-2025
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Peter represents public and private sector employers in a broad array of cases, with a focus on cases involving claims of discrimination, wrongful termination, first amendment retaliation, and other labor and employment disputes. In addition, Peter advises employers on issues such as employee discipline, disability accommodations, and internal investigations, and provides training and seminar presentations on those issues.
U.S. Supreme Court Changes Landscape on Affirmative Action in College Admissions
Last week, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that dramatically alters the admissions landscape for colleges and universities. In a nutshell, the…
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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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Rutgers University Announces It Will Require Students to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19
On March 25th, Rutgers University became one of the first universities to announce that it will require students enrolling for the 2021-2022 school…
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Governor Lamont Extends FFCRA Paid Leave Provisions for School Employees
On February 4, 2021, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 10, which requires local and regional boards of education to continue to provide paid leave…
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With COVID-19 Vaccines Finally Arriving, Employers Must Ask and Answer Difficult Questions
This week marked a turning point in the COVID-19 Pandemic: the arrival of the first vaccines. Now that the vaccines are finally coming (through much…
Following Court Ruling, DOL Clarifies Rules for FFCRA Intermittent Leave and Documentation Requirements
Earlier in the pandemic, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which has two main components: the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”)…
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As Students Return to School, the U.S. DOL Clarifies the Use of Leave for Childcare-Related Purposes
Across Connecticut, and in other parts of the country, many students are returning to hybrid instructional models this week. This raises the question for employers,…
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U.S. Supreme Court Says Federal Law Protects Gay and Transgender Employees From Workplace Discrimination
Connecticut’s anti-discrimination statutes explicitly list sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes, and therefore gay and transgender employees are protected from workplace discrimination by…
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CARES Act: The Education Stabilization Fund
The CARES Act creates a $30.75 billion Education Stabilization Fund (the “ESF”) to be administered in part by the United States Department of Education and…
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