Effective October 1, 2025, access to the Connecticut Family Medical Leave Act (“CT FMLA”) and Connecticut Paid Family Medical Leave Insurance (“CT Paid Leave”) will be expanded to include all non-certified school employees at...more
6/10/2025
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Employer Responsibilities ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
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School Districts ,
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On June 4, 2025, embedded in an omnibus bonding bill, the Connecticut General Assembly amended the Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Act as it applies to certain employees of municipalities and boards of education. While the...more
6/6/2025
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Connecticut ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
General Assembly ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Proposed Legislation ,
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State Labor Laws
On May 20, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon held that the labor peace agreement (“LPA”) mandate, Measure 119, which requires all state-licensed cannabis businesses to sign a labor peace...more
5/22/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Employment Litigation ,
First Amendment ,
Judicial Authority ,
Marijuana ,
NLRA ,
Oregon ,
Preemption ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unions
On April 14, 2025, a cannabis retailer filed suit to challenge the provision of New York’s cannabis law that requires licensed businesses to maintain labor peace agreements with their workers. The New York lawsuit asserts...more
4/29/2025
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Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Relations ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA) ,
New York ,
NLRA ,
Preemption ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unions
Last week, an adult-use cannabis processor and retailer filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of a new Oregon law that now requires entry into a labor peace agreement for licensure. A labor peace agreement does not...more
2/21/2025
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Employment Litigation ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
Marijuana ,
NLRA ,
Oregon ,
Retailers ,
State Labor Laws ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”) limited an employer’s right to make unilateral changes in the workplace, restoring one of “the oldest and most familiar doctrines” in labor law:...more