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2013 Legislative Session: Minimum Wage, Captive Audience and an Employer’s Bill of Rights

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

The Connecticut General Assembly is back at work so it’s time to take a quick peek to see what’s percolating. The Connecticut Business and Industry Association highlighted the “captive audience” bill as bill that is resurfacing, even though the Attorney General has previously raised doubts about the constitutionality of it.  The bill would restrict communications… Continue Reading

Legislative Session Begins; Discrimination Against Unemployed on the Agenda

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Featured, Highlight, Legislative Developments

The new legislative session at the Connecticut General Assemblybegan last week and the Labor & Public Employee Committee wasted no time setting an agenda for bills for discussion in this short legislative session. At a committee meeting last Thursday, the Committee discussed a variety of items to be discussed and proposed as bills.  Among the… Continue Reading

Obama Selects Rep. Solis as New Department of Labor Secretary

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Wage & Hour

Although Connecticut’s own Rep. Rosa DeLauro was rumored to be on the short list for a Secretary of Labor post, reports Thursday evening suggest that Rep. Hilda Solis – a Democrat from California – has been tapped for that position. So, what’s the immediate feedback from labor and business groups? Well, labor groups issued a… Continue Reading

Looking for a “Change?” Transition Site Up With Lists of Legislative Agendas

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Legislative Developments

Looking to make a change? Or curious about what the new Obama administration will have on its agenda? Then the new administration website, Change.gov, is for you. It’s now up (but as of 2 p.m., barely running — likely due to the massive traffic the site is facing so give it a little time).   Parts… Continue Reading