Connecticut Expands Protections for Pregnant Employees and Job Applicants

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy recently signed into law An Act Concerning Pregnant Women in the Workplace (the Act) as an amendment to the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act.Effective October 1, 2017, the Act expands protections for pregnant employees and...

New York City’s Freelance Law Goes Into Effect

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Employers doing business with freelance workers working in New York City, take note: a New York City law called the Freelance Isn't Free Act (the Act), which goes into effect on May 15, 2017, provides new protections for freelance workers. Under the Act, a...

Chicago’s Pharmaceutical Representative Licensing Requirements Just Around the Corner

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Chicago has rolled up the welcome mat for pharmaceutical companies and their field representatives. Come July 1, 2017, the Second City essentially will ban pharmaceutical representatives from marketing or promoting any prescription drug within Chicago's city...

Connecticut Appellate Court Upholds the Preclusion of Plaintiff’s Nursing Standard of Care Expert

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

In Ruff v. Yale-New Haven Hospital, No. AC 37749 (officially released May 2, 2017), the Connecticut Appellate Court unanimously affirmed the trial court's preclusion of a nursing expert who lacked active involvement in the practice or teaching of [nursing] within...

Immigration Briefing: What Educational Institutions, Faculty/Staff and Students Need to Know

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

To date, there have been multiple immigration updates and Executive Orders issued by the new administration impacting immigration practices by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the Department of...