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Attorney Jeffrey D. Bausch was recently selected as one of four Presidential Fellows for the Connecticut Bar Association that will serve during the 2020-2022 term. As a Presidential Fellow, Attorney Bausch will serve as an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Environmental Law Section. This term’s Presidential Fellows were announced in the President’s Message in the November - December 2020 edition of the Connecticut Lawyer Magazine by the President ...

UKS shareholder, Christopher Brigham, was recently quoted in an article in the Hartford Business Journal concerning Covid-19 related employment concerns, including the requirement for mandatory vaccinations.Click here for the full article. Christopher L. Brigham, a Shareholder with Updike, Kelly & Spellacy and Chairman of the Employment Practices Group, focuses his practice on representing and counseling businesses and educational institutions with respect to workplace and employment law is ...

A Post-Election Economic Impact Panel DiscussionWhat’s ahead for your business, your finances, and you? The Greater New Britain Chamber invites you to join on December 10th at 8:00am for a webinar that will attempt to sort out the impacts of the 2020 election for the coming year. This will be a view from 20,000 feet, from experts in the fields of Business and Investments, Taxation and Accounting.By attending this webinar, you will gain insight into several areas including:• Economic Situation O ...

On November 24, 2020, Governor Ned Lamont issued Executive Order 9N (the “Order”). The Order took effect on November 26, 2020 and provides for additional enforcement authority regarding violations of size and capacity restrictions of nonresidential properties. The Order also provides that the Commissioner of Public Health has broad discretion in ensuring the enforcement of general statutes, the Public Health Code, and the Order. The Order builds upon Governor Lamont’s continued efforts to mitiga ...

On Thursday, December 10, 2020, UKS Attorney Christopher L. Brigham will be a guest speaker at The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) Better Together Annual Conference. Attorney Brigham will discuss Transgender Athletes in high school sports and setting the rules so everybody has a fighting chance.

On Wednesday, November 18, 2020 UKS attorneys Evan Goldstein, Richard Dighello and Gideon Asemnor participated in the Connecticut Bar Association’s second LSAT Scholars Meeting. The purpose of this remote meeting was to provide the scholars with information and tips for preparing their personal statements and other writings associated with the law school application. In addition to the LSAT Scholars and UKS attorneys, participants in the meeting included representatives of the CBA and admissions ...

Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C. proudly joins other law firms, legal departments and legal organizations in supporting proposed amendments to Connecticut Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(7) (Click here to view).  The proposed amendments to the Rule are designed to formalize prohibitions against discrimination and harassment in the practice of law.  UKS is a signatory to the Connecticut Bar Association’s Diversity and Inclusion Pledge which began in 2016. https://www.ctbar.org/about/diversity ...

The Connecticut Paid Family Medical Leave Act, Public Act 19-25, (the “Act”) was enacted on June 25, 2019 and established the Connecticut Paid Leave (“CTPL”) program. This program covers private-sector employers, except for nonpublic elementary or secondary schools, with one or more employees. It allows for eligible employees to take paid leave to address their personal, family and health needs. The Act also created the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority (“CPLA”), which is tasked with the impleme ...

On October 2, 2020, Governor Lamont signed two environmental bills into law. These bills serve to modernize and update the state’s environmental laws, as well as protect environmental justice communities from potentially harmful development. The bills will undoubtedly have a wide ranging impact across industries for years to come. “An Act Revising Provisions of the Transfer Act and Authorizing the Development and Implementation of a Release-Based Remediation Program” (House Bill No. 7001) HB 7 ...

Attorney Evan S. Goldstein is participating in the Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity Student Mentor Program 2020-2021. This impactful mentoring program is designed to provide law students of color the opportunity to develop one-on-one relationships with lawyers from one of LCD’s member organizations. Students from participating schools are paired with successful mentors from the local legal community who graciously share their knowledge and experience. Matching mentor and mentee begins with a ...