2023 Legislative Update: Annual Review of Legal Developments Affecting the Workplace

A new “mental health day” being added to Connecticut’s Sick Day Law, new exempt salary regulations expected any day now from the U.S. DOL, and a host of recent regulations, laws, and court decisions have created new liabilities for the uninformed Connecticut employer.

In our Annual Legislative Update, we will explain these developments and the new federal proposed rules issued on workplace accommodations under the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a more restrictive definition of independent contractors under the FLSA, the new I-9 requirements, and what to consider when an employee claims “it’s against my religion.”

In addition, we will bring you up to date on the Connecticut health insurance rate increases, the war on non-compete agreements, the first employment lawsuit involving artificial intelligence, and what the National Labor Relations Board’s recent decision in Stericylce means for your need to review handbook policies.

Among the topics we will review are: