Connecticut Appellate Court Rules Employer Could Discharge Medical Marijuana User Impaired on the Job

Connecticut Appellate Court Rules Employer Could Discharge Medical Marijuana User Impaired on the Job

On March 19, 2024, the Connecticut Appellate Court upheld an employer’s right to discharge an employee for being impaired on the job from medical marijuana under a state law that provides employment... Read more »
Connecticut Employers Can Terminate Employees Impaired by Medical Marijuana While Working; Appellate Court Also Provides Guidance for Reasonable Suspicion Drug Tests

Connecticut Employers Can Terminate Employees Impaired by Medical Marijuana While Working; Appellate Court Also Provides Guidance for Reasonable Suspicion Drug Tests

In a significant decision about workplace drug use, the Connecticut Appellate Court backed an employer’s right to terminate a worker who was impaired on the job by medical marijuana. The decision also... Read more »
Tanya A. Bovée Elected Co-President of Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Tanya A. Bovée Elected Co-President of Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association

HARTFORD, CT (February 7, 2024) Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce that Tanya A. Bovée has been elected as the co-president of the Connecticut Asian Pacific American... Read more »
How Connecticut Employers Can Be Ready for Legislation that Became Effective January 1, 2024

How Connecticut Employers Can Be Ready for Legislation that Became Effective January 1, 2024

With 2023 in the rearview mirror, Connecticut employers may want to confirm they have implemented the necessary changes to address legislative developments that became effective January 1, 2024. Connecticut Minimum Wage 2024... Read more »
Stamford, Connecticut Trading Company Pays  Million for International Bribery Scheme

Stamford, Connecticut Trading Company Pays $98 Million for International Bribery Scheme

A commodities trader in Stamford, Connecticut, Freepoint Commodities LLC, has agreed to pay the federal government over $98 million to resolve a DOJ investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act... Read more »

Connecticut Business Owner Fabricated Paid Medical Study to Sexually Assault Women

A Connecticut business owner is accused of lying to several women about a fake medical study in order to physically violate and photograph them for money, Angela Fortuna reports for NBC Connecticut.... Read more »

Jackson Lewis Receives Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association 2023 Diversity Award – Employment Law Information Network

Home > Law Firm News > Jackson Lewis Receives Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association 2023 Diversity Award October 26, 2023 Filed Under: Law Firm News Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is... Read more »

Connecticut Hires First Prosecutor Under New Apprenticeship Program

Next month, Connecticut will swear in its first law student to become a prosecutor as part of an apprenticeship program, Lisa Backus reports for CT Insider.  The program was developed by the... Read more »

Report: Connecticut Locks Up Three Times More Black People Than National Average

A recent report from the Prison Policy Initiative found that Black people make up the majority of Connecticut’s prison population, Edwin J. Viera reports for the Public News Service. Despite making up... Read more »

Connecticut Invests Millions in Youth Offender Mental Health Programs

Connecticut is investing millions of dollars into mental health programs for teenagers and young adults in juvenile detention with the hope that they will keep these young people out of the criminal... Read more »
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