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Hr Compliance
8 articles on hr compliance from Polauf Law.
These articles cover Connecticut employment law topics related to hr compliance for employers and employees. Browse the posts below or view all insights.
Navigating Employee Leave: Responding to Leave Requests Under the FMLA
Connecticut employers' obligations when an employee requests FMLA leave: federal FMLA and CT FMLA eligibility differences, required employer notices and deadlines, concurrency with CT Paid Leave, and coordination with short-term disability benefits.
Frontloading CT Paid Sick Leave: Why It Still Matters (And What to Do If You Are Behind)
An updated look at why front-loading Connecticut paid sick leave still matters in 2025 and what employers who haven't yet adopted it should do now.
Why Employment Practices Liability Insurance Is a Bad Deal for Employers
Employment Practices Liability Insurance is widely misunderstood as a substitute for legal counsel. Here's why it's often a bad deal for employers.
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 Handbooks: An Investment, Not Just an Expense (And Mistakes and Misperceptions to Avoid in Developing One)
Employee handbooks are a strategic investment, not just a legal formality. This post covers common mistakes and misconceptions in developing them.
The HR Compliance Trap (Part 2): Why Employment Compliance Requires Attorneys, Not (Only) Administrators
Part 2: Why true employment compliance requires attorneys, not just HR administrators, and the risks businesses take by substituting one for the other.
The HR Compliance Trap: How the ABA Failed to Protect Businesses from Unauthorized Legal Practice
How the ABA's regulatory failures have left businesses exposed to unauthorized legal practice in the HR compliance space, and why it matters.
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.