EEOC brings, settles first ever GINA lawsuit *

USA - May 10 2013
Earlier this week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed, and immediately settled, its first ever lawsuit alleging genetic…

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Second Circuit clarifies law regarding FLSA overtime and gap-time claims *

USA - March 7 2013
In a March 1, 2013 decision in Lundy v. Catholic Health System of Long Island Inc., the Second Circuit resolved two questions of first impression…

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Connecticut proposes legislation concerning employee passwords *

USA - March 6 2013
The Connecticut General Assembly's Labor and Public Employees Committee is drafting a bill designed to prevent employers from requiring employees or…

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Connecticut Supreme Court restricts First Amendment retaliation claims *

USA - April 30 2012
In two recent decisions, the Connecticut Supreme Court reversed substantial plaintiffs’ judgments on First Amendment retaliation claims under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-51q, limiting the scope of that statute.

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Second Circuit takes hard line on ADA statute of limitations *

USA - December 21 2011
In a December 20, 2011 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a disability discrimination claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act must be brought within 90 days after a right-to-sue letter is first received either by the claimant or by the claimant’s attorney, whichever is earlier.

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