STAMFORD, Conn. (December 14, 2009) – Attorney Michael Soltis from the Stamford office of Jackson Lewis LLP – one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing employment law firms – has written and published The Connecticut Employment Law Manual, a comprehensive reference guide intended to assist private sector Connecticut employers define their rights and responsibilities under state law.
“Complying with one body of law can be challenging enough,” says Soltis, Managing Partner of the firm’s Stamford, Connecticut office. “In the employment law field, federal, state, and - to a growing extent - local laws regulate the workplace.”
“Generally, employers must comply with the law that is most favorable to employees,” Soltis continued. “So if state law provides an employee more—more rights, more protections, more of anything—the employer must go beyond federal law and provide that “more” to employees. We hope that Connecticut employers find this manual to be a valuable and easy-to-use reference guide.”
The manual breaks down a comprehensive list of various legal issues that regularly impact the workplace, such as wage and hour laws, employee privacy rights and anti-discrimination laws, into easy-to-digest explanations that aim to assist employers understand their rights.
The guide, which will be updated annually and is available both in hard copy and electronically, costs $65 and is currently available for purchase by contacting Jackson Lewis’ Stamford, CT office.
Author Michael Soltis has represented employers in a wide range of employment and labor matters for more than thirty years, including advising and litigating matters involving just about every type of employment claim, including discrimination claims, family and medical leave claims, public policy and whistleblower claims, contract claims, and common law employment claims. He has negotiated more than a hundred collective bargaining agreements in a variety of industries and counseled numerous other employers, “away from the table,” through their collective bargaining.
Mr. Soltis has authored numerous articles on employment and labor law topics for national and state publications and is a frequent speaker on these topics to legal and business audiences. He can be reached at soltism@jacksonlewis.com or 203-961-0404.
Please contact Marti Pagartanis at PagartanisM@jacksonlewis.com to order a copy of The Connecticut Employment Law Manual.
About Jackson Lewis Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis is dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law with 600 attorneys practicing in 42 cities nationwide. Jackson Lewis has a wide-range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Diversity Planning; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits, including Complex ERISA Litigation, Workplace Privacy and Executive Compensation; Global Immigration; Labor, including Preventive Practices; Litigation, including Class Actions, Complex Litigation and e-Discovery; Trade Secrets, Non-Competes and Workplace Technology; Wage and Hour Compliance; and Workplace Safety Compliance. In addition, Jackson Lewis provides advice nationally in other workplace law areas, including: Reductions in Force, WARN Act; Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations; Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Management; International Issues; Management Education, including e-Based Training; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Sector Issues; Government Relations; Corporate Diversity Counseling and College and University Employment Law and Compliance Issues.
Additional information about Jackson Lewis can be found at www.jacksonlewis.com
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