Author: The Law Office of Eric R. Brown
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You Should Know This About the Legal System
This year marks my thirtieth year as a lawyer. In that time I have learned a thing or two about the justice system. Sometimes it is hard for me to have faith in the system. I would love to see more diversity among those who wear the black robes.…
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Don’t Let Them Trick You Out Of Payment
When folks go to work for a company, they often have aspirations beyond the entry level position. For anyone with a bit of ambition, the goal is typically to work hard, get noticed, move up the ladder, and eventually find your way into a management position with more perks and pay. Leadership carries responsibility, usually…
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
I may have mentioned once or twice in this column that I love baseball. In my opinion, it is the perfect game to watch live, listen to on the radio, and play with your friends. It requires athleticism, thoughtfulness, and a sense of humor. It is played on warm…
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In Favor of the Four Day Workweek
One of the most popular ideas to come out of the pandemic era is the 4-day workweek. As workers were forced to stay home for months while the pandemic gripped the world, there was a shift in how we view how we work. Employers implemented new concepts about how and when work could get…
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Proposed Age Discrimination in the Presidential Election
The next presidential election is 21 months away, and the first primaries and caucuses will not be held until about a year from now. The first of what is expected to be many announcements from potential candidates are starting. Former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has…
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NCAA Athletes Won’t Be Stuck in the Seventies
I gave up on Facebook a few years ago. But every once in a while I saunter back over to see what’s going on in that part of the world. An old friend of mine who knows a thing or two about basketball and firefighting posted an article recently…
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Keep an Eye on how the French Handle Retirement
Have you heard about the French? In France they have a nice retirement set-up. Workers in France have a public retirement system that looks a bit like our American Social Security system. Back in the ’80s, the retirement age for workers to access their share of the public pension…
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Trends in Unionization
Last week the United States Department of Labor announced that the share of American workers who are members of labor unions dropped to an all-time low of 10.1%, even though union membership increased by 273,000 workers last year. The decline in membership rates was attributed to a boom…
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Police Conduct
The Waterbury Police Department fired a police officer. It was news around the state. I have a bit of experience dealing with terminations of police officers as I have spent the last 25 years of my career representing police unions. At one time I represented the Waterbury Police Union.…
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AI Discrimination
Have you seen this new Artificial Intelligence creation called ChatGPT? It is the latest new tech advancement that is being talked and written about all over the place. Some folks are predicting that it will be the end of education as we know it, eliminate the boundary between truth…
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