Author: The Law Office of Eric R. Brown
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Baseball’s Basic Agreement Creates Artificial Discounts On Players’ Value
I was reading last week about the collapse (again) of my Mets. It is an annual saga interrupted by moments of unimaginable joy (1969, 1986, 2015). And despite the inevitable October demise, I still find myself checking the box score every morning and chatting with my fellow Mets fans…
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It’s Time to End the Pandemic with Vaccines
President Biden dropped a bombshell on Thursday. Those of us who do what I do for a living are still trying to figure out the real-life impacts of his vaccine mandate issued by Presidential fiat. Don’t get me wrong; I am a believer in the vaccines. The vaccine has allowed me…
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A New Perspective on Military Job Protection
I was down in Texas and Oklahoma last week. It’s a different country down there. People seem friendlier. They’re no nonsense, too. We have a different vibe up here in the Northeast; we’re all business up here. That’s my impression, anyway. But man, it is hot down there in…
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A Judge and Jury of Our Peers
I make my living pursuing claims of discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environments on behalf of my clients. The Connecticut General Assembly and our courts have acted aggressively to stamp out discrimination and hostility in the workplace and to limit the effects of this type of behavior that can…
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Stop the Modern-Day Sweatshop
For those of you who read this column fairly regularly, you know that I have taken to working from home like a fish to water. I love everything about my new work life: working in my casual clothes, having my Zoom uniform of shirt and tie hanging next to…
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The Vaccination Minefield
I continue to receive calls from workers about whether their employers can require them to get vaccinated. Over the last several weeks more public and private employers have begun to implement vaccine mandates for their employees, resulting in a large number of calls to folks like me as employees…
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I Hope You’ve still Got Some Fight In You
It was supposed to be over by now. Two months ago, it WAS over. And here we are again. Wringing our hands and raising our voices about masks and mandates without any clear answers. Who do we trust? What can we trust? What are our rights? What are our responsibilities? When will it end? …
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The Next Step to End Age Discrimination
If you follow the national news, either by watching the networks, the cable channels, or social media, you might get the idea that America is still a right-leaning nation when it comes to policy-making. Our Supreme Court is definitely a conservative bench even though it still takes the opportunity…
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Employees’ Newfound Leverage
Last month Governor Lamont signed legislation requiring employers to provide employees with wage ranges for positions in their companies. The idea is that with more transparency, wage gaps will be tightened and folks will be paid based on value rather than on gender. It’s a good idea and, based on studies, seems like it should work. …
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Guaranteed Basic Income & Other Economic Supports
I was an Economics major at Fairfield University more than thirty years ago. I enjoyed the study of economics, particularly looking at rational and irrational behaviors in markets. I also learned a lot of basic concepts that help me today as I negotiate collective bargaining agreements. I remember spending a lot of time on…
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