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New Posting Schedule

Angelo Tartaro

January 05, 2009 18:01

With the new year we plan to post once per week, usually on Wednesday of each week. We will begin with this new schedule Wednesday, January 7, 2009.  Of course, we remain  flexible so when the occasion calls for it there may be some additional posts.  This blog is...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Angelo Tartaro

December 31, 2008 13:51

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

SEASON'S GREETINGS

Angelo Tartaro

December 22, 2008 12:56

WE WISH YOU A JOYOUS HOLIDAY SEASON AND A NEW YEAR FILLED WITH PEACE AND HAPPINESS. ROGERS & TARTARO, LLP

Employment Discrimination Verdicts Up; Look to Settle Anyway

Angelo Tartaro

December 19, 2008 20:01

AbaJournal.com reported recently that the median employment discrimination verdict rose 70 percent in 2007 to $252,000 from $147,000 in 2006. The post also reports that employers won only 38 percent of the cases that went to the jury.    The post was by Jill Schachner Chanen...

Firm News: Rogers & Tartaro, LLP Website Enhanced

Angelo Tartaro

December 19, 2008 20:00

We’re happy to report that the website of our firm, Rogers & Tartaro, LLP, has been enhanced with new content. You are invited to browse and learn more about our firm, practice areas and attorneys by clicking here.

"Texas Lawyer" Discusses Employment Law Lessons Drawn From Politics

Angelo Tartaro

December 17, 2008 12:00

First, thanks to our readers for your patience during our suspension of posts while we addressed some technical issues (I lost some key data, recovered it but it took days to finish the task). We normally don’t comment on politics but we came across a very interesting post by Michael P....

Temporary Interruption of Posts

Angelo Tartaro

December 13, 2008 13:59

There will be a temporary interruption of posts on this site while we address some technical problems.  We expect to reume on December 17, 2008.  We apologize for the intrruption.

Another Reminder Abut Wage-Hour Compliance

Angelo Tartaro

December 10, 2008 15:48

Wal-Mart, which is always in the news anyway, appears to be especially so with regard to Wage-Hour controversies. This time, ABAJournal.com reports that it has reached a $54.3 million dollar settlement over alleged violations involving “off-the-clock” work” (“Wal-Mart...

Useful information About Severance Agreements from CELB

Angelo Tartaro

December 08, 2008 20:11

A recent post on the Connecticut Employment Law Blog reports some useful information about the number of weeks of severance pay being provided by employers upon the termination of employment (“Separation Agreements: How Much Severance is Appropriate in Exchange for a...

Two Blog Posts With Good Advice About E-mail

Angelo Tartaro

December 05, 2008 12:00

Recently, two blog posts had some very good advice about e-mail in the context of litigation. Daniel Schwartz in the Connecticut Employment Law Blog entitle his post, “You’ve Been Sued, What Phrases Are ‘Hot’ for Electronic Discovery Searches?”  ...