Maria L. Laurato

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Maria is an associate in Carmody’s Litigation practice group. Maria focuses on commercial and business litigation.

Prior to joining Carmody, Maria served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Judge James Tancredi of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

During law school, Maria served as the Editor-in-Chief of Savannah Law Review where she was responsible for all of Savannah Law Review’s operations and activities, including final editorial responsibilities. Maria was also a member of Savannah Law’s Moot Court Honor Board and served as an intern at a Savannah firm where she worked on matters involving white collar criminal investigations, health care fraud defense, corporate investigations, and False Claims Act defense.

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Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch – Commercial Litigation, 2025

Texas Judge Blocks FTC’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements from Taking Effect Nationwide

August 23, 2024

On August 20, 2024, a federal judge struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed ban on non-compete agreements, blocking its enforcement on a national basis. As discussed in an earlier client alert, the FTC issued a Final Rule that, on its September 4, 2024 effective date, would have invalidated
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Connecticut Expands Paid Sick Leave Mandate To Cover Nearly All Employers and Employees

June 10, 2024

On May 28, 2024, Governor Lamont signed Public Act 24-8, which will significantly expand Connecticut’s paid sick leave law. The current law applies to employers with at least 50 employees (excluding manufacturers), and requires that they provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave to employees who are considered
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USCIS Issues Clarifying Guidance for Individuals Authorized to Work Under Special Student Relief Provisions

March 01, 2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued policy guidance to clarify the validity period of employment authorization for F-1 nonimmigrant students experiencing severe economic hardship due to emergent circumstances. USCIS clarified that it can grant off-campus SSR employment authorization for the entire duration of the Federal Register notice validity
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Supreme Court rules that highly compensated employees eligible for overtime pay if paid daily

February 27, 2023

On February 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, that a highly compensated employee paid exclusively on a daily rate basis (as opposed to a weekly basis) did not satisfy the “salary basis” test and was therefore not exempt from the
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