Manufacturing

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Connecticut, New York and Vermont, recently issued a decision that clarifies the obligations employers have to provide a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District (2d Cir., March 25, 2025), the Second Circuit
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A dispute between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), representing over 40,000 workers in Pacific ports and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) over demands for increased wages is already causing delays in shipping operations at some of the busiest ports in the country along the West Coast, and could
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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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Carmody’s Corporate team lead by Tom Candrick and Kevin Palumberi advised GEM Manufacturing on its sale to Core Industrial Partners, with support from Adam Brocklehurst, Johanna Bachmair, Deborah Brancato and Mark Williams. Click here to read: Private equity firm acquires Waterbury business | Hartford Business Journal

Feb 9, 2023 at 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Carmody Labor & Employment partners Stephanie Cummings and Vincent Farisello will present for the ManufactureCT 2023 Labor Law Update. Learn the newest legal requirements for managing your business and being up-to-date on the law.  Click here for more information

As many manufacturers have become painfully aware, federal agencies from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to the Consumer Product Safety Commission have stepped up both their rulemaking and enforcement activities under the Biden Administration. In yet another example of this increased enforcement activity, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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