Overview
Pullman & Comley’s Labor, Employment Law & Employee Benefits practice is committed to providing prompt, practical assistance to clients of all sizes in the areas of private and public sector labor and employment law.
Our attorneys regularly advise clients in all aspects of labor, employment law and employee benefits, including litigation, counseling and training and union management issues. Our attorneys also provide sophisticated investigation services to private and public entities. Our goal is to help clients develop and maintain employee relations practices that comply with the law and serve their business objectives. We provide effective preventative counseling and aggressively defend our clients’ personnel decisions. We counsel clients on all aspects of the employment relationship including hiring, discipline and termination. Additionally, we handle all aspects of employee benefits plans for both taxable and tax-exempt employers.
Our attorneys regularly handle employment matters before state and federal courts and administrative agencies throughout the United States. We litigate employment disputes of every type, including discrimination and retaliation claims, trade secret and noncompete agreements, ERISA claims and other contract and employment-related tort claims. We negotiate and draft labor agreements, employment and severance agreements and virtually every type of employment-related documents, including nondisclosure and restrictive covenant agreements, and grievance resolutions.
The attorneys in our Labor, Employment Law & Employee Benefits practice cover developments in labor, employment and employee benefits law in: "Working Together," a blog found at http://workingtogether.pullcomblog.com.
News & Insights
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Case Studies
Pullman's Employment Law attorneys provide anti-harassment training and counseling to give clients the tools they need to follow proper protocols for prevention, address harassment cases and comply with the law.
Our Immigration Practice shares insights regarding recruiting foreign-national technology graduates, and has spoken on prospective changes in immigration law before the Connecticut Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Section.
A significant number of Connecticut attorneys, in law firms, corporate legal departments and insurance agencies, turn to our Professional Liability team for risk management advice to handle their important matters.
Since medical marijuana was legalized in Connecticut, our attorneys have assisted the businesses that grow, dispense and provide testing services for this limited-use drug, while also advising employers grappling with employment policies and practices that need to be modified to meet the new statute guidelines.
Pullman & Comley attorneys successfully defended a regional educational service center accused of violating pregnancy discrimination laws and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, first won at the United States District Court and then on appeal at the Second Circuit Court of appeals.
Training Workshops
Training Workshops
Pullman's Employment team offers a host of training programs that can be customized to meet your company's objectives.
Working Together Blog
Pullman & Comley's Labor, Employment Law and Employee Benefits practice publishes “Working Together,” a blog providing timely, substantive information on the constantly changing workplace laws affecting your employees and your business.
Practice Contacts
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Professionals
- Donald J. Anderson
- Cynthia R. Arndt
- Margaret A. Bartiromo
- Megan Youngling Carannante
- Kimberly Catala
- Sharon Kowal Freilich
- Andrew C. Glassman
- Joshua A. Hawks-Ladds
- Karen A. Jeffers
- George J. Kasper
- Melinda B. Kaufmann
- Bianca LoGiurato
- Ryan A. O'Donnell
- Jonathan B. Orleans
- Richard C. Robinson
- Zachary D. Schurin
- Stephen M. Sedor
- Mark J. Sommaruga
- Karen P. Wackerman