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Bill Allowing Complainants to Get A Quick Release from CHRO Gets a Makeover (And Moves On)

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

Earlier this month, I posted on a bill pending before the Connecticut General Assembly that would have changed the statute of limitations for filing employment discrimination claims and allowed a Complainant to ask for a release of jurisdiction of the CHRO as soon as possible. This week, the Labor & Public Employee Committee approved of… Continue Reading

CBA Labor & Employment Law Committee Meeting with New CHRO Executive Director

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC

Kudos to Robert Brothers, the new Executive Director of the CHRO, for agreeing to meet with the Connecticut Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Committee. It is now set for February 25, 2010 at 6 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza in Cromwell, Connecticut. Full details are available here as well as instructions on how you… Continue Reading

CHRO Should Be Rebuilt, Says Courant Columnist and Others

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC

Last week, I posted about a working group that Governor Rell had formed to review the workings of the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO). Today, Hartford Courant columnist Stan Simpson has an interesting column on the same subject.  It’s worth a read.  It discussed the ongoing backlog of complaint and the issues that the agency has… Continue Reading

CHRO Working Group To Assess Agency’s Ability to Meet Mission

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC

In Connecticut, it’s well known that the state agency responsible for investigating complaints, the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) has been the subject  of lots of discussion and criticism for over a decade, dating back to the years under Executive Director Louis Martin. Recently, a new series of criticisms have been heard… Continue Reading