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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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.
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…
Continue Reading Virtual Seminar | Legal Update for the Public Sector: 2022 Legal Trends
On March 25th, Rutgers University became one of the first universities to announce that it will require students enrolling for the 2021-2022 school…
Continue Reading Rutgers University Announces It Will Require Students to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19
On February 4, 2021, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 10, which requires local and regional boards of education to continue to provide paid leave…
Continue Reading Governor Lamont Extends FFCRA Paid Leave Provisions for School Employees
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…
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”)…
Continue Reading Following Court Ruling, DOL Clarifies Rules for FFCRA Intermittent Leave and Documentation Requirements
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,…
Continue Reading As Students Return to School, the U.S. DOL Clarifies the Use of Leave for Childcare-Related Purposes
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…
Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court Says Federal Law Protects Gay and Transgender Employees From Workplace Discrimination
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…
Continue Reading CARES Act: The Education Stabilization Fund
The 2019 TABS Annual Conference features sessions and workshops by practitioners in independent schools and legal professionals, including three Shipman & Goodwin attorneys, who will…
Continue Reading Shipman & Goodwin Attorneys Presenting at the 2019 TABS Annual Conference
Recently, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed two Public Acts that made significant changes to the statutes addressing sexual harassment in the workplace. These…
Continue Reading CHRO Releases Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Program