Nicole Chase was a young mom with a daughter to support when she took a job at a local restaurant in Canton, Connecticut. She liked the work and was good at her job. But the place turned out to be more like a frat house than a quaint roadside sandwich spot. And the...
Statement from Mark Kordick’s attorney Lewis Chimes, Law Offices of Lewis Chimes, Stamford, Friday, Sept 15, 2023 The Town of Greenwich’s eleventh hour $650,000 settlement of Mark Kordick’s free speech lawsuit after jury selection and one week prior to the...
STAMFORD — Mark Kordick, the former Greenwich police captain that sued the town for wrongful termination, has accepted a $650,000 offer to settle his case. A trial was scheduled to begin on Sept. 21 but will not proceed after both Kordick and the town of Greenwich...
My good friend and former client, Sandra Mancinone Weiler passed away over the weekend. It is difficult for me to think of any other client or person who has shown more courage and a will to overcome the obstacles that life throws at us than Sandra. Sandra was...
LaQuisha Anthony never imagined her darkest moment — a sexual assault she endured as a college freshman — would one day lead her to be a champion for fellow survivors. Almost 20 years after the incident, Anthony testified in front of the Pennsylvania state...
On March 23, 2021, NWLC, along with our law firm partner Linklaters LLP and 30 other organizations including the Women’s Law Project, submitted an amicus brief to the Second Circuit in support of Nicole Chase, a 27-year-old single mother and restaurant worker who was...
COVID-19 led to a dramatic change in the meaning of work. Employers adjusted to a remote work force, and millions lost their jobs. COVID-19’s impact on the courts cannot be understated. After March 2020, there were no jury trials in Connecticut and only a few bench...
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT NICOLE CHASE : Plaintiff, : : No. 3:18-cv-00683 (VLB) v. : : NODINE’S SMOKEHOUSE, INC., et : September 29, 2020 al. : Defendants. : : : MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON TOWN DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR...
POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENT CAUSES OF ACTION UNDER CONNECTICUT LAW By: Lewis Chimes Garrison, Levin-Epstein,Chimes, Richardson & Fitzgerald Attorneys representing individuals for employment claims in federal court appreciate the difficulties of pursuing those...
COVID-19: Impacts on Employees and Small Businesses I. CORONA VIRUS AID, RELIEF AND SECUIRTY ACT (CARES ACT) A. CARES ACT Stimulus Check Individuals earning $75,000 or less get a one-time stimulus check based upon 2018 or 2019 tax returns, plus $500 for each...
