Welcome to the Employment Blog of Madsen, Prestley & Parenteau, LLC, a leading Connecticut law firm dedicated to protecting employee rights. Here, our attorneys share insights on workplace discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and other key employment law topics to help you stay informed and empowered.


 

Can AI Discriminate Against Job Applicants? What Employees Need to Know.

Can An Employer’s Use of AI Discriminate Against Job Applicants? What Employees Need to Know

AI hiring tools are transforming the way employers find, evaluate, and hire talent. But these tools are well-known for replicating systemic bias, leading to potentially unlawful discrimination. Madsen, Prestey & Parenteau, LLC, has advocated on b…
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Whistleblower Protections for Healthcare Workers in Connecticut.

Whistleblower Protections for Healthcare Workers in Connecticut

Healthcare workers are often the first to witness safety violations, fraudulent billing practices, regulatory misconduct, and other forms of wrongdoing in the industry. Reporting these issues takes courage. Unfortunately, some Connecticut employers r…
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Signs of Workplace Retaliation and Your Legal Options.

Signs of Workplace Retaliation and Your Legal Options

Workplace retaliation is a serious concern that affects many employees across Connecticut. It can undermine employee rights and create a toxic workplace environment that impacts employees and employers alike. Experiencing workplace retaliation can be…
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How to Determine If You Have a Wrongful Termination Case in Connecticut.

How to Determine If You Have a Wrongful Termination Case in Connecticut

A sudden job loss is unsettling enough, but discovering the termination may have been unlawful raises immediate and pressing questions. Employees whose termination crossed a legal line may have a claim for wrongful termination. But pursuing a claim t…
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Wrongful Termination After Reporting Illegal Activity.

Wrongful Termination After Reporting Illegal Activity

Under federal and Connecticut state law, it is illegal for an employer to terminate an employee’s employment for reporting conduct the employee believes is illegal. Known as “whistleblowers,” these brave employees have helped root out fraud…
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How to Recognize and Report Employment Discrimination.

How to Recognize and Report Employment Discrimination

Employment discrimination rarely announces itself. It hides in words like “cultural fit” or disguises itself in negative performance reviews. Yet, despite laws to the contrary, employment discrimination is more common than many people realize. It…
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Age Discrimination in the Workplace: Signs and What to Do.

Age Discrimination in the Workplace: Signs and What to Do

Age discrimination occurs when an employer treats an employee differently because of their age. Despite what many people assume, age discrimination is more common than they realize. According to a study conducted by the AARP, most Americans over 45 h…
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College professor in a classroom setting with students. Higher education lawyers for faculty specialize in legal protections for college professors facing retaliation.

Legal Protections for College Professors Facing Retaliation

College professors occupy a unique position in American society. They are expected to challenge conventional thinking and foster intellectual debate. Yet these very activities can put them at odds with institutional administrators, the college or uni…
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Whistleblower Protections for Financial Professionals in Connecticut.

Whistleblower Protections for Financial Professionals in Connecticut

The financial industry can be a hotbed of fraud and other illegal activity. For decades, financial professionals who spoke out could only do so at considerable risk to their careers. However, over the past two decades, whistleblower protection laws i…
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Academic Employment Agreements: Should Courts Blindly Defer to College and University Employment Decisions Regarding Tenure?

by Jacques J. Parenteau |M Madsen, Prestley & Parenteau, LLC With the exception of Senter v. Board of Trustees of Regional Community Colleges, 184 Conn. 339, 439 A.2d 1033 (1981), there is no appellate case in the State of Connecticut which addre…
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