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
News
- 10.09.2024
- Law360, 09.16.2024
- Hartford Business Journal, 08.23.2024
- Law360, 06.07.2024
- Hartford Business Journal, 04.01.2024
- Connecticut Public Radio, 01.11.2024
- Hartford Courant, 12.30.2023
- Built In, 09.26.2023
- New York Post, 08.13.2023
- Hartford Business Journal, 06.26.2023
- Connecticut Business Industry Association, 06.02.2023
- American City Business Journals - The Playbook, 05.30.2023
- NewHavenBiz, 05.08.2023
Events
- 850 Main Street Bridgeport, CT 06601-7006, 04.08.2025
- ZOOM, 04.09.2025
- January 2025 - June 2025
- 03.18.2025
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- 480 Racebook Road, Orange, CT, 03.03.2025
- 02.26.2025
- 02.11.2025
- The Aqua Turf Club, 556 Mulberry St, Plantsville, CT 06479, 02.06.2025
- 02.05.2025
- 01.21.2025
- 01.08.2025
- 11.15.2024
- Town and County Club, 22 Woodland Street, Hartford CT, 11.07.2024
- 10.30.2024
- DoubleTree Hotel - 42 Century Drive, Bristol, CT 06010, 10.29.2024
- 10.16.2024
- 850 Main St, Bridgeport, CT 06601-7006, 10.16.2024
- CTDOT, 2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT, 10.01.2024
- Connecticut Convention Center, 06.10.2024
- Zoom, 05.08.2024
- Trumbull Marriott, 04.24.2024
- Pullman & Comley, 850 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT, 04.16.2024
- Zoom, 04.03.2024
Publications
- American Health Law Association, 03.14.2025
- 08.26.2024
- 08.01.2024
- Providence Business News, 07.05.2024
- QSR Magazine, 03.15.2024
- 07.20.2023
- Connecticut Bar Association's CT Lawyer Magazine, January | February 2023
- 11.01.2022
- Providence Business News, 10.28.2022
- The Hartford Business Journal, 08.29.2022
- 08.12.2022
- Hartford Business Journal and New Haven Biz, 06.27.2022
- 01.14.2022
- Fairfield County Business Journal, 01.04.2022
- Hartford Business Journal, 01.03.2022
- 12.28.2021
- 10.26.2021
- 10.21.2021
- 09.27.2021
- 09.24.2021
- 09.14.2021
- 09.10.2021
- Hartford Business Journal, 08.09.2021
- 07.29.2021
- 05.28.2021
- 05.25.2021
- 04.09.2021
- 01.12.2021
- 12.11.2020
- 09.14.2020
- 09.04.2020
- 08.07.2020
- 07.20.2020
- 04.22.2020
- 03.30.2020
- 03.30.2020
- 03.27.2020
- 03.27.2020
- 03.23.2020
- 03.19.2020
- 03.13.2020
- 03.06.2020
- 01.30.2020
- 01.16.2020
- 12.02.2019
- 12.12.2018
- 11.21.2018
- 09.01.2018
- CABE Journal, 06.2018
- CABE Journal, 05.2018
- 12.2017
- Connecticut CPA, 07.2017
- 09.06.2016
- Hartford Business Journal, 01.18.2016
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 01.05.2016
- 08.03.2015
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 07.27.2015
- 06.22.2015
- 06.16.2015
- The Connecticut Law Tribune, 03.27.2015
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 01.26.2015
- Connecticut Association of Boards of Education Journal, 09.2014
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 07.28.2014
- JD Supra Perspectives, 06.16.2014
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 06.03.2014
- Hartford Business Journal, 06.02.2014
- Fairfield County Business Journal, 04.21.2014
- Spring 2014
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 01.23.2014
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 01.23.2014
- 01.10.2014
- Connecticut Bar Journal, Winter 2014
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 12.27.2013
- ALERT: IRS Announces Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Limits for 2014 Applicable to Retirement Plans11.2013
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 08.05.2013
- Fairfield County Business Journal, 08.05.2013
- 03.2013
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 10.19.2012
- CBIA News, 11.2011
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 07.25.2011
- 07.06.2011
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 04.25.2011
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 04.25.2011
- 02.15.2011
- CT Law Tribune, 01.31.2011
- Connecticut Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Quarterly, Winter 2011
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 10.25.2010
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 10.25.2010
- Negotiating and Drafting Employment Agreements, Aspatore Books, 2010
- Complying with Employment Regulations, Aspatore Books, 2010
- 06.07.2010
- 06.02.2010
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 04.26.2010
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 04.26.2010
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 01.25.2010
- Connecticut Law Tribune, 10.26.2009
- The Connecticut Law Tribune, 07.28.2009
- 06.02.2009
- 03.19.2009
- 02.05.2009
- The Connecticut Law Tribune, 01.29.2009
- 01.08.2009
- This article is reprinted with permission from the October 27, 2008 issue of the Connecticut Law Tribune. It also appeared in the Third Quarter 2008 issue of GC New England., 10.27.2008
- 10.03.2008
- 09.25.2008
- 11.16.2007
- Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal, Fall 2007
- June/July 2007 issue of Connecticut Lawyer, 08.15.2007
- Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance, 08.30.2006
- Employees Lose Exempt Status Under FLSA: Motor Carrier Exemption Amended to Include Only Commercial ApplicationConnecticut Law Tribune, 08.2006
- Connecticut Lawyer, 06.2005
Press Releases
- 11.07.2024
- 10.25.2024
- 09.25.2024
- 08.15.2024
- 06.12.2024
- 01.09.2024
- 11.21.2023
- 11.02.2023
- 10.09.2023
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 08.17.2023
- 06.07.2023
Blog Posts
- Connecticut Health Law, 03.17.2025
- Working Together, 01.31.2025
- Working Together, 01.17.2025
- Working Together, 12.18.2024
- Working Together, 12.17.2024
- Education Law Notes , 12.17.2024
- Working Together, 12.16.2024
- Working Together, 10.24.2024
- Working Together, 09.20.2024
- Working Together, 08.05.2024
- Working Together, 08.01.2024
- Working Together, 07.31.2024
- Working Together, 06.03.2024
- Working Together, 05.16.2024
- Working Together, 05.08.2024
- Working Together, 03.19.2024
- Working Together, 01.11.2024
- Working Together, 01.09.2024
- Working Together, 11.17.2023
- Working Together, 11.07.2023
- Working Together, 11.06.2023
- Education Law Notes , 11.06.2023
- Working Together, 10.31.2023
- Working Together, 10.18.2023
- Developments From The 2023 Session of The Connecticut General Assembly Affecting Employers (UPDATED)Working Together, 08.09.2023
- Developments From The 2023 Session of The Connecticut General Assembly Affecting Employers (UPDATED)Education Law Notes , 08.09.2023
- The Supreme Court Imposes New Obligations on Employers to Accommodate Employees’ Religious PracticesWorking Together, 07.24.2023
- Working Together, 06.16.2023
- Working Together, 05.22.2023
- Working Together, 04.20.2023
- Working Together, 04.18.2023
- Working Together, 04.14.2023
- Working Together, 04.14.2023
- Working Together, 03.31.2023
- Working Together, 03.23.2023
- Working Together, 03.21.2023
- Working Together, 03.07.2023
- Working Together, 03.03.2023
- Working Together, 03.02.2023
- Working Together, 02.01.2023
- Working Together, 01.30.2023
- Working Together, 01.26.2023
- Working Together, 01.23.2023
- Working Together, 01.17.2023
- Working Together, 01.09.2023
- Working Together, 12.21.2022
- Education Law Notes , 12.01.2022
- Working Together, 11.21.2022
- Working Together, 11.18.2022
- Working Together, 10.31.2022
- Working Together, 10.31.2022
- Working Together, 10.20.2022
- Working Together, 10.11.2022
- Education Law Notes , 10.10.2022
- Working Together, 08.30.2022
- Working Together, 08.26.2022
- Working Together, 08.25.2022
- Developments From The 2022 Session of The Connecticut General Assembly Affecting Employers (UPDATED)Working Together, 08.16.2022
- Working Together, 08.12.2022
- Working Together, 07.20.2022
- Working Together, 07.05.2022
- Working Together, 06.24.2022
- Working Together, 06.23.2022
- Working Together, 06.21.2022
- Working Together, 04.20.2022
- Working Together, 04.19.2022
- Working Together, 04.14.2022
- Working Together, 03.15.2022
- Working Together, 03.11.2022
- Working Together, 02.22.2022
- Working Together, 02.02.2022
- Working Together, 01.20.2022
- Working Together, 01.19.2022
- Working Together, 12.28.2021
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
- Co-chair860.424.4325
- Co-chair860.541.3306
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