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Stamford CT Personal Injury Law Blog
10/20/2017
There are situations in which a parent can be very worried about their child’s well-being and future. One is when their child suffers an injury while participating in sports. Sports injuries can vary greatly in their overall impacts on a...
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Stamford CT Personal Injury Law Blog
10/18/2017
When people think of dangers they could face out on the roads, their focus might be on things outside their car. But what is happening inside their car, including what is happening with the various features their car has, can...
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Stamford CT Personal Injury Law Blog
10/16/2017
Some here in Connecticut might desire to put off thinking about winter as long as possible. But, with winter being not too far off, one thing it can be important for all of the state’s drivers to think about is...
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Stamford CT Personal Injury Law Blog
10/13/2017
A driver’s decision to drive while drunk can have very far-reaching impacts. Sometimes, it ends up taking another person’s life. When a person is killed as a result of the conduct of a drunk driver, it can have deep impacts...
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Carmody @ Work
10/02/2017
In three cases pending before the United States Supreme Court in the upcoming term, the Court will address whether employees can be forced to arbitrate class action employment law claims. The three cases, involving Murphy Oil, Epic Systems and Ernst & Young, highlight the two sides of the debate that have split the Circuit Court...
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Carmody ADR Blog
10/02/2017
In three cases pending before the United States Supreme Court in the upcoming term, the Court will address whether employees can be forced to arbitrate class action employment law claims. The three cases, involving Murphy Oil, Epic Systems and Ernst & Young, highlight the two sides of the debate that have split the Circuit Court...
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Carmody @ Work
09/28/2017
This week the Connecticut Department of Labor released posters in English and Spanish relating to the new pregnancy discrimination law that will take effect on October 1, 2017. Please see our prior blog post about this new law. In addition to adding protections against pregnancy discrimination and requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant...
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Carmody @ Work
09/26/2017
Please join us for our 2017 Labor and Employment Seminar on Thursday, October 26th at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, CT. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and the seminar will start promptly at 1:00 p.m. We will discuss a number of important developments in labor and employment law and what...
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Carmody ADR Blog
09/20/2017
In a very noteworthy decision, the Connecticut Supreme Court recently reiterated its long-standing support for arbitration and the great deference it ordinarily gives to the factual and legal determinations of the arbitrators. In Kellogg v. Middlesex Mutual Assurance Company (326 Conn. 638), released on August 22, 2017, the Supreme Court reversed the trial court which...
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Carmody @ Work
09/19/2017
On August 31, 2017, a Texas federal judge struck down the Obama administration’s controversial DOL Overtime Rule. The judge concluded that the DOL “exceeded its authority and had gone too far with the final rule.” Background In March 2014, then President Obama sent a memorandum directing the Secretary of Labor to “modernize” and “streamline” the...
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Carmody ADR Blog
09/15/2017
Every mediation is nothing more than a “facilitated negotiation.” The mediator attempts to identify the different negotiation styles to determine whether they are compatible or adversarial. Obviously, if the styles are adversarial, the work of the mediator is more difficult. Here is a summary of three common negotiation styles. Negotiators would be well served to...
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Carmody ADR Blog
08/30/2017
Unfortunately, a great number of attorneys do not give a lot of thought when drafting an Arbitration Clause in a contract as a means for resolving any disputes arising under or related to the contract. They fail to appreciate that the nature and scope of the arbitration and the authority of the arbitrator are case...
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