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City of Norwalk Planning & Zoning Commission to Hold Public Hearings on Citywide Zoning Rewrite

Practice: Land Use: Zoning, Permitting & Litigation, Real Estate & Land Use

The City of Norwalk Planning & Zoning Commission has scheduled two public hearings on the proposed citywide, comprehensive zoning rewrite and zone map revisions to provide property owners, businesses and other stakeholders an opportunity to share comments, concerns and objections. The hearings will take place on June 21, 2023 and
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ChatGPT and Other AI Services in the Workplace: Employers Should be on Alert

Practice: Labor & Employment

Seemingly overnight, Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has gone from the pages of science fiction to the world of science fact, permeating nearly every aspect of our lives from healthcare to online shopping. Its most recent and pervasive form is ChatGPT, a Generative AI program created by Open AI and launched in
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City of Norwalk Comprehensive Zoning Rewrite: Meetings Commence

Practice: Land Use: Zoning, Permitting & Litigation, Real Estate & Land Use

As part of the next phase of the City of Norwalk’s comprehensive zoning rewrite, meetings with neighborhood groups and in Common Council districts to present the proposed zoning map and regulations will commence this week. Meetings will be a mix of in-person and Zoom formats, offering property owners, interested parties
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Norwalk Draft Zoning Regulations Released – Zoning Map to be Unveiled April 12

Practice: Land Use: Zoning, Permitting & Litigation, Real Estate & Land Use

After much anticipation, the Norwalk Planning & Zoning Commission last week released the first draft of the comprehensive revision of its Building Zone Regulations. This initial draft aims to replace Norwalk’s existing zoning regime, which has been in effect since the adoption of zoning in 1929. The release of the draft
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City of Norwalk to present draft zoning regulations in April

Practice: Land Use: Zoning, Permitting & Litigation, Real Estate & Land Use

Proposed revisions to the City of Norwalk Building Zone Regulations and Zoning Map will be revealed on Tuesday April 4, 2023 during a virtual presentation on zoom.com. This is the first time in more than 30 years that the City has undertaken a comprehensive rewrite of its regulations, a recommendation
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Non-Competes as You Know Them Could Soon be a Thing of the Past

Industry: Manufacturing

Changes at the national and state level could soon render non-competes a thing of the past or at the very least alter the permissible contours of such agreements.  The Federal Trade Commission, following a preliminary finding that non-competes constitute an unfair method of competition in violation of Section 5 of
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CT DEEP Again Seeking Feedback on Release-Based Remediation Program Development

Practice: Environmental

New Round of Working Group “Concept Papers” Released: Comments Due March 31, 2023 The CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) is continuing in its process of establishing a Release-Based Cleanup Program in Connecticut, to ultimately replace the Transfer Act.   DEEP is currently drafting the regulations for the new
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NLRB Finds that Broad Non-Disparagement and Confidentiality Restrictions Violate the NLRA

Practice: Labor & Employment

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a ruling in McLaren Macomb (2023) finding that broad confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in severance agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). In McLaren, a hospital furloughed 11 employees and offered them each a severance agreement and general release that contained
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