Minutes from CHRO Meeting Reveal Progress on Executive Director Search and...
Daniel SchwartzRecently released minutes from a December 2008 meeting (available here) of the CHRO commissioners reveal that an outside search firm is in the process of being retained to assist with...
View ArticleCDC Releases Updated Swine Flu Guidance for Businesses and Employers; An...
Daniel SchwartzWith a new wave of swine flu (H1N1) predicted to hit in the upcoming weeks. the Centers for Disease Control released new updated guidance yesterday for employers with recommended...
View Article“If You Aren’t Using Social Media for Your Job Search or Recruiting, You...
Daniel SchwartzMy thanks to the Human Resource Association of Greater New Haven for the invitation to speak to that group last week on the topic of social media and employment law. HRAGNH is an...
View ArticleLinkedIn Recommendations – A Hot Topic Among HR Professionals, But Should It Be?
Daniel SchwartzIn my presentation last week to the HRA of Greater New Haven (which i discussed yesterday), the hottest topic that people wanted to discuss was LinkedIn Recommendations. People had...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Unpaid Interns, Employee E-mail Privacy, LinkedIn...
Daniel SchwartzWith my work on the Law & Technology Symposium for the Connecticut Bar Foundation last week, there are several employment law topics that I haven’t had time to discuss in full....
View ArticleBig Changes for Businesses as Many Sector Rules Become Recommendations
Big changes are on the way for employers in Connecticut that have been operating for close to a year under “Sector Rules” — mandatory practices that were set out by the state that businesses had to...
View ArticleConnecticut’s Gender Wage Gap: Report Paints a Complicated Picture
The Gender Wage Gap Task Force in Connecticut issued its report last month with both findings and recommendations on a continued disparities between what men and women, on average, earn. In doing so,...
View ArticleRecommendations for Uber Are Roadmap for All?
If you had a million dollars (or more) to investigate your culture, what would you find out? (Music fans may appreciate the classic “If I Had a Million Dollars” song from the Barenaked Ladies. You’re...
View ArticleEmployers “Should Require” Unvaccinated Staff to Wear Masks, Says DPH Guidance
After my post yesterday regarding Executive Order 12, the state Department of Public Health released its guidance further clarifying (or not) the rules of the road for masks going forward. The problem...
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