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A supervisor, upon hearing a complaint of sexual harassment, decided to investigate on her own.  Kristie Alley, a frontline supervisor at a Penguin Random House warehouse, received a complaint of sexual harassment from an employee that she supervised.  Although the employer had directed all supervis

Recently, the Washington Post reported that WallyGator, a 70 pound, 5½ foot reptile with razor sharp teeth, is an emotional support animal that has helped its owner deal with depression.  His owner insists that WallyGator, who accompanied him to the clinic where he received weeks of radiation treatm

Recently, Google suspended a software engineer, who claimed that its artificial intelligence program is sentient.

Recently, in Groff v.

Jennifer Sey, a top executive at Levi Strauss & Company with more than 20 years at the company and a leading candidate to be its next CEO, claims that she was forced out because of her tweets advocating school reopenings during COVID, questioning the efficacy of masks for young children and accusing

Employees became eligible for benefits pursuant to the Connecticut Paid Leave Act on January 1, 2022.  In addition, changes that were made to the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act went into effect on January 1. Effective July 1, 2022 employers are required to provide “written notice” to each

COVID is abating, restrictions are being lifted, but the issues surrounding an employer’s obligation to accommodate an employee’s objection to vaccinations remain.

If an employer grants an accommodation to an employee, can the employer rescind the accommodation as circumstances change?  This was the issue raised recently by the Fourth Circuit in its decision in Holmes v.

Courts and legislatures are increasingly taking a more skeptical look at non-compete agreements.  Agreements that likely would have been routinely enforced in the past are coming under close scrutiny.  As a result, employers are well advised to review their non-compete agreements to see if they are