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	09/24/09 - Changes to Employer Health Insurance Premium Payments for Terminated Employees Effective October 1, 2009, employers may elect to stop paying group health insurance premiums for terminated employees. ... READ MORE 08/11/09 - Significant Changes to Connecticut Certificate of Need Statutes Recently enacted Public Act 09-232 is an omnibus act concerning revisions to the Department of Public Health licensing statutes, which includes significant changes to the Certificate of Need laws administered by the Office of Health Care Access.... READ MORE 03/19/09 - Stimulus Package Makes Significant Changes to HIPAA Requirements On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("Stimulus Bill"). The Stimulus Bill includes provisions regarding the privacy and security of health information and the promotion of health information technology, known as the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health or "HITECH" Act. The HITECH Act strengthens and enhances the privacy and security regulations promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (collectively "HIPAA"), which help to ensure the confidentiality of individuals' health records. Those subject to HIPAA will need to review and revise their existing policies and procedures, forms and agreements, and retrain personnel as necessary, in order to ensure compliance with the HITECH Act. In addition, business associates and other third parties will need to be mindful of the new requirements and the fact that there will soon be direct government oversight of their activities involving individuals' health information... READ MORE 03/11/09 - How the Revised IRS Form 990 Affects Your Nonprofit Organization Recently, the IRS released its revised Form 990, "Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". The revised form incorporates many changes... READ MORE 03/09/09 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - COBRA Subsidy Title III of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 includes provisions that expand COBRA coverage for individuals who have been involuntarily terminated from employment between September 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009.... READ MORE 03/05/09 - New I-9 Form Delayed Until April 3, 2009 and E-Verify Delayed Until May 21, 2009 The U.S. Citizens and Immigration Services recently announced that employers are not to begin use of the revised I-9 Forms until April 3, 2009. ... READ MORE 01/21/09 - Connecticut Department of Labor Publishes Guidance Comparing Federal and State FMLA Regulations The Connecticut Department of Labor publishes helpful guidance on federal and state Family and Medical Leave Act regulations.... READ MORE 01/01/09 - Employers Seeking Alternative to Layoffs Should Consider Implementing A Shared Work Plan Many Connecticut employers may soon find themselves thinking about layoffs. A lesser known alternative, implementation of a shared work plan, may be worthy of consideration.... READ MORE 11/11/08 - Second Circuit Decision Permits Employers To Make Prospective Adjustments To Exempt Employee's Salary If Total Compensation Remains At Or Above Predetermined Amount The Second Circuit Court of Appeals holds that a compensation system offering a base salary plus potential performance-related bonuses satisfies the salary basis test under the FLSA.... READ MORE 10/19/08 - Connecticut Court Rejects Teacher's Challenge That Termination For Inappropriate Material On Social Networking Site Is Unconstitutional The Connecticut District Court rejected a challenge by a former English teacher at a Connecticut High School whose employment contract was not renewed pursuant to a determination by the school administration that his MySpace website was inappropriate and presented a disruption to the students.... READ MORE 09/19/08 - Connecticut Adopts New Law Protecting The Confidentiality of Social Security Numbers Connecticut recently adopted a new law protecting the confidentiality of social security numbers.... READ MORE 06/30/08 - Connecticut Supreme Court Issues Favorable Decision For Employers Experiencing Financial Hardship The Connecticut Supreme Court recently issued a favorable decision for employers that are experiencing financial hardship.... READ MORE 06/08/08 - Connecticut Supreme Court Rules That Employers Have An Implicit Duty To "Reasonably Accommodate" Its Disabled Employees The Connecticut Supreme Court recently ruled on a case of first impression involving an employer's duty to provide reasonable accommodations to its disabled workers.... READ MORE 02/05/08 - FMLA Amended By The National Defense Authorization Act On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law H.R. 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 (NDAA). Section 585 of the NDAA, in relevant part, amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to permit a "spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin" to take up to 26 workweeks of leave to care for a "member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or Reserves, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness."... READ MORE 01/30/08 - "In a Case of First Impression, Connecticut Court Protects Employer's Right to Monitor Employees Via GPS Devices" an Employment Law Alert Prepared by Christopher L. Brigham and Angel Peterson A Connecticut Superior Court recently ruled on a case of first impression and held that an employer was not required to provide notice to its employee that the employer's vehicles had been equipped with global positioning systems (GPS).... READ MORE