About Our Section

The Labor and Employment Law Section is comprised of practitioners who represent individuals, unions, employers and agencies, or serve as neutrals. The functions of the Section include studying and analyzing legal principles having particular significance to labor or employment law; providing leadership in matters of public importance affecting labor or employment law; educating through the publication of works of legal scholarship and presentation of the highest quality educational programs; promoting diversity within the labor and employment bar, and fostering collegial relations among the diverse practitioners within the section and between the section and other professions and disciplines.

Section Executive Committee 

Chair
Claire Howard
Madsen Prestley & Parenteau LLC
402 Asylum St
Hartford, CT 06103
(860)246-2466
choward@mppjustice.com

Vice Chair
Andres D. Jimenez-Franck
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC
281 Tresser Blvd, Ste 602
Stamford, CT 06901
(203)969-3119
andres.jimenez-franck@ogletree.com

Secretary
James N. Demetriades
Ferguson Doyle & Chester PC
35 Marshall Road
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(860)834-1994
jamesdemetriades@fdclawoffice.com

Treasurer
Megan L. Nielsen
Rose Kallor LLP
750 Main Street, Ste 309
Hartford, CT 06103
mnielsen@rosekallor.com

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Upcoming Events

  • Sep 25
    Avoiding Collisions at the Intersection of Workers’ Compensation and Employment Law (EWC260925)
    Hawthorne Inn
    2421 Berlin Tpk.
    Berlin
    United States
    9:00 AM to 4:15 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
    Agenda

    This seminar helps legal professionals in the worker’s compensation field navigate complex cross over issues. The day begins with a comprehensive fact pattern followed by a breakdown of overlapping rules from the ADA, FMLA, OSHA, ERISA and state-specific acts like the Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave (CTPFMLA) and CFEPA. Sessions also address transitional duty obligations and alternative return-to-work solutions, closing with an interactive panel review of the opening hypothetical.

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