Connecticut Employment Law

A comprehensive handbook and practical survey of the law that governs employer-employee relationships in Connecticut, explaining the complexities of this all-important field of practice.
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This seventh edition of Connecticut Employment Law provides a comprehensive guide to the state's employment laws, including important recent changes in the law. Author Pamela J. Moore draws on her years of experience as a labor and employment attorney in Hartford to explain the complexities of the law governing employer-employee relations in Connecticut.

Coverage includes:
• Employment contracts and employment at-will
• The Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act, which prohibits many forms of employment discrimination, plus its enforcement by the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
• Connecticut's wage and hour law, including discussion of litigation from minimum-wage and overtime standards violations
• Privacy rights in the workplace, plus analysis of an employee's right to privacy in social media and digital communications

NEW IN THIS EDITION The new edition adds new and updated sections discussing employee social media; coverage under the Affordable Care Act; defending the Trade Secrets Act; anti-SLAAP legislation; joint employment; drug testing; covenants not to compete; confidentiality of CHRO proceedings; and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims.

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Table of contents


Chapter 1: Employment Contracts Express and Implied
Chapter 2: Restrictions on Unfair Competition and Protection of Trade Secrets
Chapter 3: Public Policy, Whistleblower Protection, Retaliation
Chapter 4: The Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act
Chapter 5: Workplace Torts
Chapter 6: Employee Privacy
Chapter 7: Connecticut Leave Laws
Chapter 8: Wage and Hour Provisions
Chapter 9: Unemployment Compensation
Chapter 10: Health and Safety
Chapter 11: Employer Insurance Obligations
Chapter 12: Successor Liability