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Governor Proposes Consolidations of State Agencies; Would Impact CHRO, CTDOL

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Legislative Developments, Wage & Hour

UPDATED – February 9, 2012

A link to the proposed bill is now available here. 

On Friday, Governor Malloy proposed two agency consolidations that would have a significant impact for employers in Connecticut.

First, he proposed a new “Department on Human Rights, Protection and Advocacy”.  This new department would combine the Office of Protection and Advocacy and the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (with the directors still appointed by the Governor.)

Second, he proposed an expanded Connecticut Department of Labor that would include the existing functions and the Workers Compensation Commission.

It is entirely unclear at this point whether the legislature will support such a proposal and what the details of such consolidations might end up being.

A while back, my colleague, Joshua Hawks-Ladds suggested a different type of consolidation.

Regardless, stay tuned for more details on some important agency consolidation possibilities.