
Overview
Glenn Dowd, a partner in Day Pitney's Labor and Employment department, is resident in the firm's Hartford office. Glenn's employment practice involves defending employers against claims such as wrongful discharge and employment discrimination brought before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Glenn also has substantial experience with noncompete litigation in state and federal court. As an active trial lawyer, Glenn frequently tries such cases to juries and before administrative agencies. He also regularly handles employee benefits litigation brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and has substantial appellate advocacy experience as well. Glenn advises employers with regard to all aspects of employment law, including voluntary and involuntary reductions in force, plant closings, employee investigations, sexual harassment, hiring and termination, employment handbooks and policies, wage and hour laws, and privacy issues. He co-authored the legal treatise "Reductions in Force" for BNA Publications.
Glenn regularly represents trustees, beneficiaries, fiduciaries, personal representatives, and creditors in a wide array of probate controversies, handling will contests, conservatorships, testamentary and inter vivos transfer disputes, competency disputes, fiduciary liability claims, domicile change disputes and tax disputes. He regularly tries these matters in the probate and superior courts of Connecticut, and guides clients through mediation, arbitration, and other alternative dispute resolution procedures. Glenn is a frequent lecturer on matters relating to probate controversies. He is a former member of the firm's Executive Board.
Experience
Employment Litigation Matters
Represented employers in 15 jury trials in state and federal court
Represented employers in two contested public hearings before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
Represented employers in class actions and multiple-plaintiff claims, including a 1,500-plaintiff class action under Connecticut wage and hour law; a 28-plaintiff age discrimination and ERISA claim; an 18-plaintiff ERISA severance pay claim; a 10-plaintiff ERISA breach of fiduciary duty claim; and an 11-plaintiff age discrimination and ERISA Section 510 class action that, if certified, would have 111 plaintiffs
Counseled employers on planning and implementing large-scale reductions in force, including layoff selection methodologies, risk assessment and avoidance, and release preparation; counseled over 10 large and midsized employers on implementing voluntary and involuntary reductions in force affecting over 20,000 employees
Represented employers in sophisticated employee benefits litigation, including representation of 23,000 class members in an ERISA-based claim resulting in a recovery of over $40 million, and represented an employer in a 41-plaintiff claim for severance pay in Illinois
Probate Controversies Matters
Obtained an equitable deviation of the trust document governing a major charitable institution from the Connecticut Superior Court following a contested hearing
Represented beneficiaries in undue influence and tortious interference with inheritance claims in Connecticut Superior Court
Represented a beneficiary against wrongful death claims in contested probate court proceedings
Represented administrators against creditor claims in contested probate court proceedings
Education and Credentials
Education
- University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., High Honors, 1989
- Central Connecticut State University, B.S., cum laude, 1984
Admissions
- State of Connecticut
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
Affiliations
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Connecticut Chapter, Member
- Connecticut Superior Court, attorney trial referee and attorney fact finder
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, Special Master
Recognition and Community
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Recognitions
Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), Employment Law - Management, 2023-2025, Labor and Employment Litigation, 2023-2025
Selected to the list of Connecticut Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), General Litigation, 2006-2023, Estate & Trust Litigation, 2024
AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Community Involvement
Member of the board of trustees of the Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, Connecticut
News & Insights
Thought Leadership
- A Mostly Quiet Year for Employment Laws During Connecticut's 2024 Legislative Session , October 21, 2024
- NLRB GC Proposes Significant Penalties for Employers' Use of Non-Compete and Stay-or-Pay Agreements , October 11, 2024
- Texas Court Invalidates FTC Noncompete Rule Nationwide , August 21, 2024
- Texas Ruling Puts Future of FTC Noncompete Rule in Doubt , July 10, 2024
- EEOC Final Rule and Interpretive Guidance on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Legal Challenge to the Final Rule , May 30, 2024
News
- Gregory A. Hayes Named Managing Partner of Day Pitney, April 3, 2023
- Veson Nautical Acquires Q88, May 4, 2022
- Day Pitney Partner Glenn Dowd Invited to Join American Board of Trial Advocates May 9, 2019, May 9, 2019
- 87 Day Pitney Lawyers Named to 2016 Super Lawyers List, November 10, 2016
- 91 Day Pitney Lawyers Named to 2015 Super Lawyers List, October 30, 2015
In The Media
Media Mentions
- Higher Minimum Wage is Latest Challenge for Cash-Strapped Nonprofits, Hartford Business Journal, July 10, 2023
- New Leadership Announced at Day Pitney, New Jersey Law Journal, April 4, 2023
- As Labor Shortage Drags On, Companies Continue to Ramp-Up Employee Benefits, Hartford Business Journal, February 6, 2023
- Legal Experts: COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Easing; Hybrid Work Here to Stay, Hartford Business Journal, August 29, 2022
- Will CT Employers Embrace a 4-Day Workweek Amid Tight Labor Market? Jury is Still Out, Hartford Business Journal, May 23, 2022
- Many CT Businesses Breathe 'Sigh of Relief' After Federal Vaccine Mandate is Withdrawn, Hartford Business Journal, February 14, 2022
- Small Business Anxieties Still Persist As CT's New Paid Leave Program Set To Debut Jan. 1, Hartford Business Journal, October 18, 2021
- New Seniority Rehire Law Creates Hurdles For Companies Looking To Rebound From Pandemic, Hartford Business Journal, September 6, 2021
- How Big Law Opened Safely and Addressed Child Care Needs of Its Attorneys, Connecticut Law Tribune, October 28, 2020
Speaking Engagements
- "You Just Heard from CHRO: Now What?," Connecticut Business and Industry Association, November 2, 2023
- "Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries 2022," ALI CLE, November 17-18, 2022
- CBIA 2022 Human Resources Conference, March 17, 2022
- Hot Topics in Connecticut: What You Need To Know About Mandating Employee COVID-19 Vaccinations, Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave and Other Recent Developments in Connecticut Employment Law, February 20, 2021
- Emerging Technology in the Legal Landscape, September 27, 2018