Tag: news
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Should Connecticut Adopt a ‘Right to Disconnect’ Law?
Working from home became a necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic, but for many, it has now become a permanent way of life. I’ve long been a proponent of remote work, seeing firsthand how it offers employees flexibility, cuts down on commuting stress, and allows businesses to adapt to a changing workforce. But there’s another side…
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American Crossroads and Our Shared Responsibility
So there are big changes coming to America tomorrow. A new president will be taking office and by many accounts, either democracy will end or salvation will arrive. What are we to believe? Whom should we trust? We are often told that American democracy is on the brink. Every generation has had its moments…
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Public Participation and Discussion in Local Government.
My job requires me to do lots of work in various municipal buildings and town halls around the state. I am pretty well-acquainted with what is happening in town governments as a result of my travels. (As an aside, I can also tell you the best places to get a sandwich or a coffee in…
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An End to Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings
In a landmark decision, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled that employers can no longer require workers to attend anti-union meetings, overturning a 75-year-old precedent. The ruling came in a case involving Amazon’s Staten Island facilities, where the company had mandated employee attendance at meetings expressing views against unionization. This decision marks a significant…
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Boeing Strike Highlights the Struggle for Retirement Security and Fair Compensation
Strikes are rare in the labor movement these days. Back in labor’s heyday in the mid-century, strikes were a common strategy used by unions and their members to extract improved wages, benefits, and working conditions from recalcitrant employers. But these days, with free trade agreements used as a threat by employers to shut plants…
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From Reuther to Fain: Shaping the Past and Future of Workers’ Rights
As we approach Labor Day, it’s fitting to reflect on two pivotal figures in the history of labor: Walter Reuther and Shawn Fain. I first read about Reuther a couple of decades ago as I was embarking on my career in labor law. He was a visionary leader of the UAW who sought to protect…
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Embracing AI in Legal Practice
I go to a legal conference every year to keep up with the latest in legal practice technology and to make sure I am doing everything I can do grow my business and serve my clients. A great boss that I had many years ago told me to always spend money on educating myself throughout…
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Evolving Safety Standards
I was watching the news last night and there was a story about the toll the summer’s heat is taking on workers of all types this summer. Temperature extremes are nothing new in summer or winter, but recently summer temperatures have been creeping higher particularly in the sun belt states, and exposing workers to dangerous…
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America’s Asylum Paradox
Earlier this year I began digging into immigration and asylum jurisprudence as I tried to gain a better understanding of the issues surrounding the nation’s border policies, and the increase of illegal crossings of immigrants at the southern border. What I learned was that U.S. policy has been allowing immigrants who cross at a…
The Law Office of Eric R. Brown 