This was a case of first impression and is relevant as more and more hospitals are mandating that their staff must be vaccinated.

Following President Trump's national emergency declaration on Friday, March 13, Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar exercised his authority under the Social Security Act to waive or modify portions of that Act.

The current statewide mask mandate for schools in Connecticut, issued pursuant to Executive Order 9(1), is set to expire at midnight on February 15, 2022, unless the General Assembly acts to amend that expiration date.

Throughout the United States, and most of the world, all "non-essential" businesses have been shut down for an undetermined period of time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

While pregnant, UC may choose to remain at ORR facilities, but they must first be informed of their rights to access medical reproductive health services.

EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Invalidated - Implications For U.S. Organizations.

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection announced today that it has awarded final approval for several medical dispensaries to begin selling adult-use cannabis...

In its 2021 regular and special sessions, the General Assembly made a number of changes in the statutes that affect independent schools in Connecticut.

Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, public agencies, including boards of education, must make their meetings, other than executive sessions, open to the public.

Today, the Governor's authority to issue emergency orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic expires.

On June 1, 2020, Acting Commissioner Deidre Gifford of the Connecticut Department of Public Health ("DPH") issued an emergency order modifying section 19-13-D6(m) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies to permit greater ...

In June 2019, two critical changes to the state's family and medical leave laws were passed, and the changes will impact virtually all of the state's manufacturers.

As many of the state's manufacturers are already aware, June 2019 saw significant changes to Connecticut's laws addressing workplace sexual harassment prevention.

Today, the DOL's Final Rule expanding overtime protection in the form of salary threshold increases for FLSA exempt workers takes effect for most employers across the country.

On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued a sweeping executive order that asked the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") to develop new regulations that ban or limit noncompete agreements.

Current and former college athletes are suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association ("NCAA") over the NCAA's failure to pay them an hourly wage.

Connecticut's anti-discrimination statutes explicitly list sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes, and therefore gay and transgender employees are protected from workplace...

In practice, since the release of ASTM E1527-21, we have seen many environmental consultants issue Phase I ESAs that satisfy both ASTM standards.

This client alert briefly summarizes developments for existing and potential producers of disinfectant products.

In May 2022, Governor Lamont signed Public Act 22-19, expanding Connecticut's abortion statute, creating a first-in-the nation law that provides important protections for medical providers...