Connecticut employment law for employers and employees. Litigation, agency proceedings, compliance, and employment documents — discrimination, wage and hour, contracts, leave, and workplace safety.
Employers and employees in discrimination, wage, contract, leave, and workplace safety matters.
Dispute Representation/Litigation
Employment litigation in Connecticut Superior Court, the CHRO, and the EEOC. Defense and plaintiff-side representation in discrimination, wage and hour, ERISA, and contract disputes.
Handbooks, employment contracts, restrictive covenants, separation agreements, and waivers drafted to meet Connecticut statutory requirements and match your actual operations.
Practical standards for competent AI use in legal practice: tool selection, reasonable diligence, data protection, and verification—drawn from existing Model Rule obligations, not a new ethical framework.
Connecticut law starts from a simple premise: wages belong to the employee, and deductions are the exception. This piece maps the five lawful paths under Conn. Gen. Stat. sec. 31-71e, addresses the front-loaded sick leave deduction issue, and covers recordkeeping obligations.
Connecticut employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors face serious exposure under the state ABC test, the FLSA economic-realities analysis, and IRS common-law control standards. Workers should read before they sign.