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Connecticut Employment Attorney for Employers and Employees

# Principled Advocacy.
Practical Solutions.

Advising and representing businesses and individuals throughout Connecticut in workplace disputes, administrative proceedings, and regulatory compliance.

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Recent

[Polauf Law Blog](<https://polauflaw.com/insights/>)

- [September 27, 2026Connecticut’s Ban on Employment Promissory Notes: What Public Act 26-12 Changes for Employers and Workers](<https://polauflaw.com/insights/stay-or-pay-contracts-pa-26-12/>)

- [August 2, 2026Connecticut's New AI Law and the WARN Act: How Layoff Disclosures Will Change](<https://polauflaw.com/insights/connecticut-ai-warn-act-disclosures/>)

- [July 20, 2026Navigating Employee Leave: Responding to Leave Requests Under the FMLA](<https://polauflaw.com/insights/employer-guide-fmla-leave-questions/>)

## My Practice Spotlight

[### Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution

Representing employers and employees in Connecticut state and federal courts through pleadings, discovery management, dispositive motions, and trial.](<https://polauflaw.com/fees-services/litigation/>)

[### Workplace Safety & Harassment

Defending OSHA citations, conducting privileged internal investigations, enforcing Time's Up Act compliance, and managing incident reporting procedures.](<https://polauflaw.com/fees-services/workplace-safety-harassment/>)

[### Personnel Policies & Employee Handbooks

Drafting enforceable employment handbooks, eliminating illusory contract disclaimers, and establishing defensible workplace policies under Connecticut law.](<https://polauflaw.com/fees-services/employee-handbooks/>)

[### CT Paid Sick Leave & Frontloading

Structuring annual frontloaded sick leave policies, securing CT DOL wage-deduction approvals under CGS § 31-71e, and resolving leave disputes.](<https://polauflaw.com/fees-services/paid-sick-leave/>)

[### CHRO / EEOC Charges & Proceedings

Advocating before the CHRO and EEOC through verified complaints, defense position statements, mandatory mediation, and release-of-jurisdiction filings.](<https://polauflaw.com/fees-services/chro-eeoc/>)

[### Wage & Hour Disputes & Violations

Prosecuting and defending minimum wage, overtime, misclassification, and statutory wage-deduction claims under CGS § 31-71a et seq. and the FLSA.](<https://polauflaw.com/fees-services/wage-hour-deductions/>)

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## My Writing Highlights

[February 10, 2025Hartford Business JournalLinkedIn

### Front-Loading Sick Time: The Silver Lining for Employers in Connecticut’s New Paid Sick Leave Law

Connecticut's 2025 paid sick leave amendments create new burdens, but front-loading offers employers simplified administration and cost control.

paid-sick-leavehr-compliance](<https://polauflaw.com/insights/frontloading-sick-time/>)

[March 4, 2025LinkedIn

### Illusory Disclaimers: Conventional Employee Handbook Clauses to Omit

Many standard employee handbook disclaimers are legally illusory, providing a false sense of security while creating new liability. Here's what to omit.

employee-handbookshr-compliance](<https://polauflaw.com/insights/illusory-disclaimers/>)

[April 4, 2026

### An Employment Law Reality Check: Connecticut Independent Contractor Misclassification

Misclassifying workers as contractors exposes Connecticut employers under the ABC test, FLSA economic-realities test, and IRS standards.

independent-contractorswage-and-hour](<https://polauflaw.com/insights/ct-independent-contractor-misclassification/>)

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