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Connecticut FMLA Extended for Military exigency

March 24, 2017April 23, 2018 by mnotz

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Connecticut Family Medical Leave Extended for Military exigency Many employees are unaware that as of June 7, 2016, the State of Connecticut revised the Family Medical Leave Act to comply with the Federal Family Medical Leave Act, which provides coverage offering employees 16 weeks of leave, over a 24-month period,…

What to do if you don’t receive your W2!

February 20, 2017April 23, 2018 by mnotz

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Missing your W2? Every year around this time we start receiving phone calls from troubled employees wanting to know what to do if their employer has not sent their W2 form The following are some suggestions as outlined on the irs.gov website: Contact your employer. It may be possible that…

FMLA Says Be Quiet!

February 1, 2017April 23, 2018 by mnotz

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FMLA: Disclosing an Employee’s Medical Condition is NOT a Good Idea! In a recent FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) case before the Court, an employee suffered from urinary complications. Obviously, this was a sensitive medical condition that the employee did not want his peers or employer to know about. However,…

Your Getting a Raise!

December 28, 2016April 23, 2018 by mnotz

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As of January 1, 2017, the State of Connecticut minimum wage workers are all getting a 50 cent raise per hour! Just a reminder that as of January 1, 2017, the Connecticut minimum wage will increase from $9.60 per hour to $10.10 per hour. Connecticut now holds the highest minimum…

Drug use in the Workplace and “Reasonable Suspicion”

December 7, 2016April 23, 2018 by mnotz

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Prescription marijuana? Pain medications? Antidepressant? Do they take you off your game? If your employer seems to think so, or even merely “suspects” that you are using legal and/or prescription drugs that are affecting your job performance, it now has become much easier for your employer to send you off…

Ban the Box on Criminal background checks

December 6, 2016April 23, 2018 by mnotz

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Employers Beware, and Employees be notified that, "Ban the Box" goes into effect as of January 1, 2017. Ban the Box is a slogan used to describe public act No. 16-83 which has been approved and will amended Connecticut General Statute 31-51i to prohibit employers from inquiring about a prospective…

Coming to a paycheck soon: Salaried employee = $50,400

May 12, 2016April 23, 2018 by mnotz

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May 18, 2016 - UPDATE: The new regulations have been released. The salary increase for salaried employees was not increased to $50,400 per year, but was unfortunately lowered to $47,476.00 per year. Are you a salaried employee working 50, 60, 70 hours a week and making less than $50k…

Boss/HR says No to FMLA (Family Medical Leave)?

April 14, 2016April 23, 2018 by mnotz

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Boss/HR says No to FMLA (Family Medical Leave)? In a recent March, 2016, 2nd circuit court decision (Graziadio v. Culinary Institute of America)(which covers Connecticut) it was decided that manager and/or supervisors can be liable in their individual capacity for Family Medical Leave (FMLA) violations. That is pretty scary for…

Employee Rights & Domestic Abuse

April 5, 2016April 23, 2018 by mnotz

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What could Employment Law and Domestic Abuse have in common? Simply put, one is fighting for your rights and the other is fighting for your life. Employee Rights knows this it is not an easy time for you. We also understand the additional stress, fear and worry about having to…

CT’S Proposed Employment Law Protections for Domestic Workers

January 11, 2016April 23, 2018 by mnotz

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CONNECTICUT'S PROPOSED RAISED BILL NO. 5527Are you a Companion, Nanny or a Home Health Aide? Did you know that if you work as one, you are entitled by law to a variety of legally protected rights specific to the type of work that you perform? But, Domestic Workers do not…

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