Announcements
5/5/2010 - June 11, 2010 Seminar
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors
Siegel, O’Connor, O’Donnell & Beck, P.C. invites you to attend its upcoming seminar on Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors. This seminar is appropriate for supervisors, managers, human resource professionals, executive officers, and in-house counsel.
Presenters include Managing Director, Edward “Bud” F. O’Donnell, Jr., and Attorney Ashley Baron.
Please see the attached announcement.
3/24/2010 - Siegel, O’Connor, O’Donnell & Beck, P.C. is pleased to announce a Wage and Hour Seminar on April 28, 2010
Siegel, O’Connor, O’Donnell & Beck, P.C. invites you to attend its upcoming seminar on “Avoiding Wage and Hour Violations.”
Join us on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott, 4 Sebethe Drive, Cromwell, CT 06416
3/9/2010 - March 18, 2010 Seminar
Employment Laws Every HR Professional Should Know
Attorney Ashley Baron will be presenting an employment law seminar on March 18, 2010 at the Rocky Hill Marriott for the Hartford Resource Association of Central Connecticut (HRACC).
Please see the attached announcement for details.
1/15/2010 - February 26, 2010 Seminar
Attorney Glenn Duhl will be presenting a seminar on the use of evidence at trial.
Attorney Glenn Duhl will be presenting a seminar on the use of evidence at trial. Please see the attached announcement.
10/8/2009 - Siegel, O’Connor, O’Donnell & Beck, P.C. is pleased to announce another seminar
Siegel, O’Connor, O’Donnell & Beck, P.C. is pleased to announce another seminar on
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors.
Join us on Wednesday, November 18, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa
625 North Road
Groton, CT 06340
Connecticut law requires that certain employers provide sexual harassment training to all supervisory level employees within 6 months of hire or promotion. Supervisory employees include anyone “who can assign” work. Further, Connecticut law recommends refresher training
8/27/2009 - Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors
Siegel, O’Connor, O’Donnell & Beck, P.C. invites you to attend its upcoming seminar on Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors.
Join us on either date listed below:
Monday, October 26, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Crowne Plaza Cromwell
100 Berlin Road
Cromwell, CT 06416
OR
Thursday, November 5, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa
625 North Road
Groton, CT 06340
(Link below contains October program details only)
For more information or to register contact us at sorf@siegeloconnor.com
3/11/2009 - Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors, April 3, 2009
Siegel, O’Connor, O’Donnell & Beck, P.C. invites you to attend its upcoming seminar on Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors of Municipalities and Boards of Education on Friday, April 3, 2009, to be held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Cromwell Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Connecticut law requires that certain employers provide sexual harassment training to all supervisory level employees within 6 months of hire or promotion. Supervisory employees include anyone “who can assign” work. Further, Connecticut law recommends refresher training at least once every
1/2/2009 - Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors, February 6, 2009
Siegel, O’Connor, O’Donnell & Beck, P.C. invites you to attend its upcoming seminar on Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors on Friday, February 6, 2009, to be held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Hartford Marriott Downtown.
Connecticut law requires that certain employers provide sexual harassment training to all supervisory level employees within 6 months of hire or promotion. Supervisory employees include anyone “who can assign” work. Further, Connecticut law recommends refresher training at least once every three years for such employees.
11/17/2008 - New Associate Joins the Firm
The Firm is pleased to announce that Melanie E. Dunn has joined the Firm as an associate. Melanie received a B.A. from Bard College and her J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law. She will be complementing the Firm's labor and employment law practice in the exclusive representation of employers.
11/5/2008 - How to Remain Union-Free in the Employee Free Choice Era
Siegel, O’Connor O’Donnell & Beck, P.C. will present “How To Remain Union-Free In The Employee Free Choice Era”, a seminar on the Employee Free Choice Act, on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at the Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa, 625 North Road, Groton, CT, from 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. and on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at the Hartford Marriott Downtown, 200 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, CT, from 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
The Employee Free Choice Act, or the “card check” law, is the top labor priority for the newly elected leadership in Washington,
11/3/2008 - Siegel O'Connor Attorneys Named to 2008 New England Super Lawyers
Siegel, O’Connor, O’Donnell & Beck, P.C. is pleased to announce that four of its attorneys have been named to 2008 New England Super Lawyers® in the practice specialty area of Labor and Employment Law. The attorneys selected are Peter A. Janus, Richard D. O’Connor, Edward F. O’Donnell, Jr., and Kenneth R. Plumb.
10/15/2008 - Sexual Harassment Prevention for Supervisors Seminar
Mystic Marriott, Groton, CT, October 29, 2008
Siegel, O'Connor, O'Donnell & Beck, P.C. presents its Sexual Harassment Prevention for Supervisors seminar on Wednesday, October 29, 2008, at the Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa, 625 North Road, Groton, CT, from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. A continental breakfast will be provided.
This seminar fulfills Connecticut's statutory requirement that employers with 50 or more employees must provide supervisors with sexual harassment training within 6 months of hire or promotion to supervisor. In addition, Connecticut law recommends supervisors receive refresher training at least every three years.
10/6/2008 - The Ins and Outs of Wage and Hour Issues
Wage and hour issues can be tricky. One wrong decision regarding an employee's compensation or classification can lead to a complaint with the Department of Labor. Knowing the rules and intricacies of the law can protect your business.
CBIA is holding this program at the Holiday Inn in North Haven on Tuesday, October 21, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The program will include the following sessions: (1) Exempt vs. nonexempt employees; (2) Wage payment issues; (3) Recording, defining and counting hours worked; (4) Temps, independent contractors, telecommuters, and other special
9/24/2008 - Vendor of the Year Award
The Firm is pleased to announce that it was awarded the Star of the Industry Award 2008 as the Outstanding Vendor of the Year for the Connecticut Lodging Association at their 104th annual meeting on September 23, 3008. Siegel, O'Connor, O'Donnell & Beck, P.C., is labor and employment law counsel to the Connecticut Lodging Association and represents its members on the full range of practical and legal issues surrounding employment relationships in the hospitality industry. Bud O'Donnell, the Firm's managing partner, is also on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Lodging Association and
9/2/2008 - CT Hospitality Expo
Firm's Managing Partner Cordially Invites you to the Expo at Mohegan Sun on September 2 & 3, 2008. Please plan to attend as our guest!
Edward "Bud" F. O'Donnell, Jr., Esq., the Firm's Managing Partner and Board member of the Connecticut Restaurant Association, cordially invites you to attend the Official trade show of the Connecticut Restaurant Association and Connecticut's Hospitality Industry at the Mohegan Sun on September 2 and 3, 2008.
Featured at the show will be a sexual harassment training seminar presented by Attorneys Bud O'Donnell and Ashley Baron on Wednesday, September 3, from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Treat your managers and supervisors to the show and comply with this mandatory training requirement at the
5/15/2008 - Employment Law Seminar for Restaurateurs
This seminar is an employment law primer with an emphasis on employment law specifically affecting the restaurant industry.
Attorneys Ashley Baron and Meredith Diette are the featured speakers at this seminar. Meredith is resident in the Firm's New London office; Ashley is resident in the Firm's Hartford office. They both concentrate their practice exclusively in the representation of management in the areas of preventive labor relations and employment law, and related litigation, and are frequent authors and lecturers on a wide variety of labor and employment law topics.
This
10/5/2007 - New Associates Join the Firm
The Firm is pleased to announce that Ashley E. Baron, Matthew K. Curtin, Ryan A. O'Donnell and Paul A. Testa have joined the Firm as associates.
Ashley Baron received a B.A. from the University of Connecticut and her J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law.
Matthew Curtin received a B.A. from the University of Connecticut and an M.B.A. from Quinnipiac Univeristy School of Business. He received his J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law.
Ryan O'Donnell received a B.A. from Holy Cross College and his J.D. from the University of Connecticut School
9/24/2007 - Third Annual Connecticut Restaurant & Lodging Show 10/15 & 16 - Save the Dates
Edward "Bud" F. O'Donnell, Jr., Esq., the Firm's Managing Partner and Board member of the Connecticut Lodging Association and the Connecticut Restaurant Association, cordially invites you to attend the Third Annual Connecticut Restaurant & Lodging Show at the Connecticut Convention Center on October 15 & 16, 2007.
We invite you to visit our Booth #527 to talk with our attorneys about labor and employment challenges affecting your business today.
While you are visiting with us, enter a drawing for a chance to win a free sexual harassment training seminar - This is a must for employers
4/30/2007 - Attorney Joins Firm's Hartford Office
Kenneth R. Plumb Joins Firm as Partner
3/13/2007 - Employee Handbook Seminar: Everything You Need to Know to Keep You Out of Trouble
3/12/2007 - New Associate Joins the Firm
Meredith G. Diette Joins New London Office
2/1/2007 - Firm Attorneys Named in Connecticut Magazine's 2007 Connecticut Super Lawyers
Siegel, O'Connor, O'Donnell & Beck, P.C. takes pleasure in announcing that three of its attorneys have been named in Connecticut Magazine's Connecticut Super Lawyers 2007 in the Employment & Labor practice areas. The attorneys are Glenn A. Duhl, Richard
1/1/2007 - Firm Names New Partner
Dan Murphy Named Partner
The Firm takes pleasure in announcing that Daniel P. Murphy has become a principal of the Firm.
12/4/2006 - New Associates Join the Firm
The Firm is pleased to announce that Keane E. Aures and Elizabeth F. Salsedo have joined the Firm as Associates.
Keane received a B.S. in Organizational Leadership & Supervision from Purdue University, and his J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law.
Elizabeth received a B.A. in Government and Italian, and her J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law.
Keane and Elizabeth are both specializing in labor and employment law exclusively representing employers.
9/11/2006 - Firm's Senior Partner Named One of Greater Hartford's Top Lawyers
Siegel, O'Connor, O'Donnell & Beck, P.C. takes pleasure in announcing that Richard D. O'Connor has once again been named in Hartford Magazine's list of Greater Hartford's Top Lawyers in the Labor and Employment Law category.
7/17/2006 - Firm's Senior Partner Named One of the New York Area's BEST LAWYERS
Siegel, O'Connor, O'Donnell & Beck, P.C. takes pleasure in annoucing that Richard D.O'Connor has recently been named to the list of The New York Area's BEST LAWYERS in the Labor and Employment Law category.
6/12/2006 - Firm's Managing Partner Named One of Top 100 Labor Attorneys in America
Siegel, O'Connor, O'Donnell & Beck, P.C. takes pleasure in announcing that Edward "Bud" F. O'Donnell, Jr., the Firm's Managing Partner, has recently been named to the list of Top One Hundred Labor Attorneys in the United States.
5/1/2006 - Firm Opens New London Office
We are pleased to announce the opening of our New London office on May 1, 2006. We are proud to expand our active participation in the New London and Southeastern Connecticut communities and to continue our representation of private and public sector employers exclusively in labor and employment law matters.
2/1/2006 - Siegel O'Connor Attorneys Selected as 2006 Connecticut Super Lawyers
Siegel, O'Connor, O'Donnell & Beck, P.C. is pleased to announce that two of its attorneys have been selected as 2006 Connecticut Super Lawyers. The attorneys selected are Glenn A. Duhl and Edward "Bud" F. O'Donnell Jr.
1/16/2006 - New Associate Joins the Firm
The Firm is pleased to announce that Melissa G. Melnick has joined the Firm as an Associate. Melissa received a B.S. in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Albany, and her J.D. from UCONN Law School. Melissa brings valuable experience to the Firm's employment litigation practice specialty area.
12/1/2005 - Who's Who Legal USA ...
Peter A. Janus, a partner in the Firm, has been named as one of the world's leading practitioners in the field of labor and employment law by The International Who's Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers 2005, and Who's Who Legal USA: Management Labour & Employment 2006.
10/28/2005 - National Labor Relations Board Election Results in Victory for Employer
Election Results in Victory for Employer
The Firm led an employer to victory over the United Steelworkers of America in a National Labor Relations Board election held on Thursday, October 27, 2005. The count was 32 for the Company and 5 for the Union.
8/15/2005 - New Associate Joins the Firm
The Firm is pleased to announce that Corey Patrick Saunders has joined the Firm as an Associate. Corey received a B.A. from The Catholic University of America in 2002 and his J.D. from the Columbus School Law in 2005.
5/20/2005 - National Labor Relations Board Election Results
Election Results in Victory for Employer
Bud O'Donnell and Nick Grello led an employer to victory over Local 478 of the Operating Engineers in an election held on Thursday, May 20, 2005. The count was 52 for the Company and 46 for the Union.
3/16/2005 - Wondering About WARN? 10 Questions You Never Thought to Ask
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("WARN") generally requires that 60 days' advance notice of a "plant closing" or "mass lay-off" be given to affected employees, bargaining representatives, and local government officials. As simple as this requirement may seem in theory, in practice it has spawned numerous lawsuits and countless questions about the Act's applicability.
Glenn Duhl, a frequent author and lecturer on a wide variety of labor and employment law topics, recently gave
3/1/2005 - New Firm Name
We are pleased to announce our new Firm name, Siegel, O'Connor, O'Donnell & Beck, P.C. We remain committed today, as we have for the last 45 years, to the exclusive representation of employers in the complex dynamics of labor and employment law matters in the workplace.
2/25/2005 - Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations Election Results
Election Results in Victory for Employer
The Firm led an employer to victory over Council 4, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, on February 25, 2005, in a close but decisive vote of 65 to 58.
11/12/2004 - CT Council of School Attorneys Elects President
Dan Murphy, an Associate in the Firm who specializes in all aspects of education law, was elected President of the Connecticut Council of School Attorneys at the CABE annual meeting in November. His term as President runs until December 2005. Dan can be reached at dmurphy@siegeloconnor.com.
9/15/2004 - Hartford's Top Lawyers...
Richard D. O'Connor, a founding partner of the Firm who has been instrumental in establishing the Firm's practice in labor and employment law representing management, has been named as one of Greater Hartford's Top Labor and Employment Lawyers by Hartford Magazine in its September 2004 issue. Selection of the Top Lawyers was the result of a peer review of local attorneys who were asked to identify leaders in the local legal community and in specialized areas of the law.
