Connecticut Employee Rights Archives - Employee Rights

Court rules Medical Marijuana Protected Right!

October 11, 2018 by mnotz

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Medical Marijuana Not a Means of Discrimination in the Workplace! Article Written by Anastasia Hoffmann For the first time in the state of Connecticut, a qualifying patient of medical marijuana has been legally protected from discrimination from their employer. See Noffsinger v. SSC Niantic Operating Company Co. LLC, 273 F. Supp.…

Discrimination Claims – Why you need an Advocate on your side!

April 3, 2017April 23, 2018 by mnotz

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Discrimination Claims! Don't think you needed an Advocate, think again! Over the last few months, I have attended a few seminars held by the Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities relating to changes that are occurring within the agency and concerns regarding legislative reports on the operation of the Commission. …

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,…

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…

Disability Discrimination – What is a Disability?

May 4, 2015April 23, 2018 by mnotz

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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…