2024 Legislative Update: Annual Review of Legal Developments Affecting the Workplace

The expansion of Connecticut’s Sick Day Law, a ban on non-compete agreements set to begin in September, 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 EEOC’s final rule on workplace accommodations under the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, the proposed national OSHA Heat Standard, and the new FLSA overtime rules.

In addition, we will bring you up to date on the Connecticut health insurance rate increases, federal agency enforcement initiatives, and what to expect from the Supreme Court in 2025.

Among the topics we will review are:

• The 2024 Connecticut Legislative Session: What Passed, What Failed, What’s Coming;

• Connecticut’s Paid Sick Day Law: Impact on New Hires, Exempt Employees, PTO/Vacation, and Paid Sick Days; Changes to Your Handbook;