We’ve written often about the challenges of owning and/or running a business. It’s not a job for the faint of heart. Perhaps the greatest challenge revolves around managing a workforce.... read more →
Kainen, Escalera & McHale, P.C. is a Connecticut law firm that focuses on private and public sector labor and employment law and litigation issues and education-related matters on behalf of... read more →
Big Data. You’ve probably heard the term – but just what does it mean? Big data is a term that describes the large volume of data – both structured and... read more →
Pay equity is a topic of growing importance – made even more important by new pay equity laws in states like California, Massachusetts and New York. Yes – Several states... read more →
Constructive discharge – also referred to as constructive termination, is essentially a claim of wrongful termination. A wrongful constructive dismissal occurs when, instead of firing an employee, the employer makes working conditions so intolerable that... read more →
Are you an employer confused about when you may need to provide leave to a disabled employee as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? You... read more →
Whether you run a large global operation or a small business, if you have employees, you are bound to encounter instances when one employee complains about another – or when... read more →
The U.S. Labor Department has now made official something that has been in the works since 2014 – significant changes to the rules for determining which workers are eligible for... read more →
A recent study by liability insurer Hiscox finds that U.S.-based small and medium sized businesses face an almost 12 percent chance (and rising) that they’ll be hit with an employment claim... read more →
According to a variety of sources, 20% of employees at any time may qualify as problem employees. Sadly for many managers, those “problems” can take up to 80% of the... read more →