Author: The Law Office of Eric R. Brown
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What Recent Strikes Signal for You
There has been lots of news in this paper and on various television and internet outlets over the last week about labor strikes. The Screen Actors Guild announced that it was joining the walkout by writers in Hollywood that began in June. The labor actions will bring the entertainment…
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Take Your Summer Vacation
Vacation season is in full swing. With summer finally arrived, thoughts are turning to spending time with family, friends, or just by ourselves doing nothing but resting and experiencing the world around us. Vacation is a time of renewal. Even if you are not traveling to a distant…
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The International Spread of the Climate Crisis
The smoky, acrid haze we lived with last week was upsetting. It caused me to wonder if the future we have been warned about is finally upon us. It seems like the world has been burning pretty regularly over the last five years, and the fires burn more acreage…
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The Justice Testing Our Faith in Justice
I have never been a fan of Justice Clarence Thomas. I was in law school in 1991 when his nomination to the Supreme Court created bedlam in the Senate as he sought to replace a giant of the judiciary. Justice Thurgood Marshall, the man he replaced, was everything that…
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Let’s Talk About Money
I have seen a number of studies recently that emphasize the old bromide that money doesn’t bring happiness. I don’t buy it. I never have. I think the idea was created by folks with money who think that wealth attainment is a zero-sum game. While money may not be…
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A Four-Day Workweek for Employees or for Human Capital?
I was recently at a conference focused on implementing a four-day workweek for employees. As you probably know, I am a proponent of the four-day workweek. Study after study has shown that four-day workweeks enable higher retention of employed workers, increase recruitment of new workers, and lead to…
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A Slippery Slope in Sports
If you read this column on occasion, you have learned that I love baseball. Few things bring me as much comfort or joy as the greatest game. My attention was drawn to a story in this paper last week about a high school student at a Berkshire League…
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The Current State of Justice
Several stories in the news this past week have given me pause about the nature of justice in our country and whether Americans can feel like the justice system serves them. From what I have seen there is reason for concern. First, as we all know by now,…
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Negotiating Through an Impasse
Back in 1997 I got my first job as a labor lawyer. I was four years out of law school, and I had no experience negotiating contracts. But I must have had something going for me because I got the job. That first day started me on the path…
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You Should Know This About Senate Bill 3
I follow a fellow Connecticut employment lawyer on Linkedin. His name is Daniel Schwartz, and he is the godfather of legal blogging in Connecticut. He has written a very successful employment law blog from the employer’s perspective for a few decades now, and, although we are usually on opposite…
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