Shipman & Goodwin partners George Jepsen (former Connecticut State Attorney General) and Perry Zinn Rowthorn (former Connecticut Chief Deputy Attorney General), co-leaders of the firm's State Attorneys General practice, ...

Dan Schwartz discussed President Biden's recent vaccine mandate and how it may affect employers in the Harford Business Journal article...

On January 5, 2023, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that a state law known as "The Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act" that bans abortion after six (6) weeks gestation...

On May 16, North Carolina enacted S.B. 20, the North Carolina "Abortion Laws," banning abortions after the twelfth week of pregnancy.

At the request of Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, District Court Judge Andrew Stone has blocked a new law that was intended to ban abortion clinics...

Diversity Lab today announced that Shipman & Goodwin LLP has achieved Mansfield Certification Plus 4.0 for 2021, and is participating in the Mansfield Rule 5.0 certification program.

On August 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education's final regulations regarding sex discrimination and sexual harassment under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 took effect.

A Texas judge ruled from the bench on December 8, 2022, that a plaintiff lacked standing to sue a doctor who provided abortion care in violation of the Texas Heartbeat Act...

Sarah Westby authored the DRI article for the September 2020 edition of For the Defense entitled "Legal Limbo: The Current State of CBD Regulation and the Manufacturer's Conundrum."

Sarah Westby provides insight on what to expect in Connecticut's developing cannabis industry.

Andreana Bellach and Tom Mooney discuss Governor Ned Lamont's plans to lift Connecticut's mask mandate in school beginning February 28 in the Connecticut Law Tribune article,...

As schools across the state rushed to solidify reopening plans, a number of special education concerns needed to be addressed.

In its 2023 regular session, the General Assembly made a number of changes to the statutes that affect public education in Connecticut.

Dan Schwartz speaks with journalist Andrew Larson in the article Reasonable accommodation or unfair expectation? Employers grapple with hybrid work policies as employees test limits.

Timothy Klimpl authored the article entitled "SECURE 2.0's Student Loan Match Takes Effect in 2024: Are You Up to Speed?" published in ALM's Benefits Pro Magazine on August 25, 2023. SECURE 2.0...

On June 1, 2020, Governor Ned Lamont issued Executive Order No. 7UU, which sets forth a mandatory program for COVID-19 testing of the staff of private and municipal nursing home facilities,...

Scenarios that arise for employers under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family Medical Leave Act are often complex and without simple solutions.

On March 3, 2023, Walgreens, the second-largest pharmacy chain in the United States, announced that it will no longer be distributing the abortion medication mifepristone...

Earlier this year, the Department of Treasury's final regulations became effective to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review and Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA).

A Fulton County Georgia state grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 others, detailing 41 felony charges of misconduct allegedly designed to subvert the actual...