As of 10/1/2015 – Employee’s Online Account Information IS Protected Information!
Your Personal Online Account Information IS Protected! As of October 1, 2015, Public Act 15-6 goes into effect. What is Public Act 15-6? It is an act that prohibits your employer from requesting or requiring any employee or applicant to provide their username, password, or other personal online account information. …
Disability Discrimination – What is a Disability?
Disability discrimination occurs when an employer treats an individual with a disability who is an employee or applicant unfavorably because he/she has a disability. This includes not hiring, not promoting, not accommodating, or terminating someone because of a known or perceived as disability. What is a disability? It is not…
Age Discrimination – Your age should never matter in your employment!
Who does the ADEA Protect? The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is a federal law that provides protections to workers and job applicants who are over the age of 40 years of age and applied to: Employers with at least 20 employees Employment agencies The federal government State and…
Gay, Lesbian, Same Sex Marriage & Transgender Legal Protections in the Workplace.
I am A Person Yesterday, I found myself browsing facebook and I came across a heated discussion about homosexuality. Some argued it was a choice. Others argued it was not a choice. Others called it a sin. While the majority supported and embraced homosexuality, others simply tolerated it, but a…
Number ONE thing to do if you are being discriminated against in the workplace!
Complaints Sometimes, when you are constantly being put down, harassed and belittled, you lose sight of those simple things that are a MUST in protecting your rights as an employee. We constantly receive telephone calls from employees that usually go something like “Hello, my name is Jane and I am…
Employee Rights & Chaz & AJ
Employee Rights & Chaz & AJ Click here to Listen to Employee Rights Answer caller questions on PLR's Chaz & AJ
COMING SOON – REVISED CONNECTICUT Personnel Files Act Law
COMING SOON – REVISED CONNECTICUT Personnel Files Act Law Sometimes it is the little things in law that can make a world of difference for the employee and give Human Resources personnel a headache. This past week, one of those special little things occurred when the Connecticut General Assembly issued…
Dramatizing the FMLA
With change, comes discussion, complaints, dissatisfaction and let us not forget manipulation. Over the last few weeks one such hot topic revolves around the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The Department of Labor (DOL) recently amended/expanded the Act to include a few changes as they pertain to Military Leave such…
Storm Closings, Salary & Termination
Receiving a ton of calls by employees asking if there are any protections afforded to the employee when they are terminated because they could not get to work the last few days due to the lovely 3 feet of snow we received here in Connecticut. The State has been in…
