Connecticut Employment Law

Connecticut Employment Law is a comprehensive handbook and a practical survey of the law that governs employer-employee relations in Connecticut. Author Pamela J. Moore draws on her years of experience as a labor and employment attorney in Hartford to explain the complexities of this all-important field of practice. Coverage includes: The Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act, which prohibits so many forms of discrimination in employment, and the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, which enforces it. Contracts of employment express and implied, the employment-at-will doctrine, the prohibition against retaliatory discharge, and the duties that employers and employees owe to each other. Connecticut's wage and hour legislation and the litigation that flows from violating the minimum-wage and overtime standards. Privacy rights in the workplace, including a timely discussion of an employees right to privacy in social media and digital communications and an analysis of an employers right to conduct drug tests and its interaction with newly enacted legislation H.R. 5389 that authorizes the palliative use of marijuana in Connecticut

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Library ofConnecticut Employment Law Forms is a comprehensive set of over 140 forms used for every aspect of an employment matter, from pre-judgment remedies to post-litigation issues. The forms in this book are efficiently divided into those used in federal court, those used in state court, and CHRO forms which are used in both state and federal court. These complaints are presented in book and electronic format on a CD-ROM, which may be opened in MS Word and in an online format. These forms may be edited to suit the unique facts and circumstances of each case. Use these forms as your templates and save valuable time drafting and typing. In addition, online access will be available at no extra cost.

Connecticut Employment Law is a comprehensive handbook and a practical survey of the law governing employer-employee relations in Connecticut. Author Pamela J. Moore draws on her years of experience as a labor and employment attorneyin Hartford to explain the complexities of this all-important field of practice. Coverage includes: The Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act, which prohibits so many forms of discrimination in employment, and the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, which enforces it. Contracts of employment express and implied. The employment-at-will doctrine. The prohibition against retaliatory discharge, and the duties that employers and employees owe to each other. Connecticut's wage and hour legislation and the litigation that flows from violating the minimum-wage and overtime standards. Privacy rights in the workplace, including a timely discussion of an employee's right to privacy in social media and digital communications Analysis of an employer's right to conduct drug tests and its interaction with newly enacted legislation H.R. 5389 that authorizes the palliative use of marijuana in Connecticut. And More... NEW THIS EDITION Last updated in 2014, this new edition adds new and updated sections on Employee Social Media, Interns, Coverage Under the Affordable Care Act, Defending the Trade Secrets Act, Joint Employments, Covenants Not to Compete, Confidentiality of CHRO Proceedings, Claims of Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Ban the Box Legislation, Employment Status.