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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: “No poach” agreements -- agreements between two or more competitors that neither will recruit or hire the other’s employees – have long been held to violate the antitrust laws.  The United States Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission issued guidance in 2016 making clear that such agreements are forbidden. But, some ignored the warning; they shouldn’t anymore.  Now is the time for you to consider telling your comp...

The ultimate scope and scale of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the commercial real estate market remains to be seen, but Connecticut is about to get some clues. More than 30 municipalities across the state, including Greater Hartford communities like Newington and Southington, have just completed their five-year property revaluations, a rebalancing of taxable property that effectively locks in who pays what between now and 2025.

Connecticut’s solar energy sector is entering its next phase, marked by ever-larger projects and greater scrutiny by regulators and farming advocates on the long-term impact ground-mounted panel arrays have on the state’s limited stock of agricultural land. One upstart solar developer working to become a player in that evolving landscape is Hartford-based Verogy, and the strategies it’s employing to ward off opposition are unique, to say the least. Since last summer, the three-year-old co...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: You may recall from my earlier blog that a group of organizations and individuals who specialize in the delivery of high-quality health care and other critical services to members of the LGBT community filed suit in California to enjoin the implementation of President Trump’s Executive Order 13950 seeking to combat “offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating.”  The judge in that case has now issued a...

Ryan Caron King / Connecticut Public Radio Now that COVID-19 vaccines are starting to roll out, will schools and workplaces require their people to be vaccinated? Is that even legal? To talk more about this, Pullman & Comley attorney Mark Sommaruga joined All Things Considered. He’s an expert in both education and employment law who’s represented school districts and employers across Connecticut. Hear his take below:

Last week, in our sister blog, Education Law Notes, we addressed the ability of an employer to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for its staff. As discussed in that post, we were awaiting updated federal guidance that would specifically address the COVID-19 vaccine. As if on cue, on December 16, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued “technical assistance” guidance addressing several COVID-19 related issues, including an employer vaccine mandate. The latest EEOC ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On December 16, 2020, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) released the long-awaited draft of its 2020 Integrated Resources Plan.  The Draft IRP assesses Connecticut’s current and future electricity supply with respect to six key objectives that DEEP is seeking to focus on: Decarbonizing the Electricity Sector : The Draft IRP provides several pathways for Connecticut to achieve a 100 percent zero...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: While much of the health care industry looks to put this year in the rear view mirror, planning ahead for Connecticut providers who treat Medicare beneficiaries requires taking stock of the recently issued Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule that goes into effect January 1, 2021. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) annual update of payment rates and policies adopts simplified evaluation and management (E/M) coding and d...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Employers should be aware that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently revised its quarantine guidelines for people who may have been exposed to COVID-19 through “close contact.” A person has been in “close contact” if he or she has been within 6 feet of someone who is positive for a total of 15 minutes or more in a 24-hour period. The new guidelines are a welcomed resource for many employers who are facing c...

The CARES Act was enacted in March 2020 for purposes including providing financial assistance to eligible borrowers under the Paycheck Protection Program, well known as PPP, and more...