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A Tale of Two Worlds – A Job Fair and a Supervisors’ Conference

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

If you were at the Holiday Inn in Waterbury yesterday, you had the opportunity to see a microcosm of what’s going on in today’s workplaces and economy. Lining the halls outside the conference rooms to the hotel were hundreds (850, to be exact) of people apply for 40-50 jobs at an indoor water park.  (The… 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

Five Laws and Issues Employers Should Think About In This Credit Crunch and Economic Crisis

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations

The headlines this week, particularly to those in Connecticut, sound an ominous tone.  Foxwoods announces layoffs of 700. And this morning, a new government report came out showing that employers shed nearly 160,000 jobs.  Where will this all lead? That’s the $1 trillion dollar question that is on everyone’s mind. But in the meantime, there… Continue Reading

Is Connecticut’s Economy “Glass” Half Full or Half Empty? Numbers Tell a Mixed Story

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Legislative Developments

For employers in Connecticut, this isn’t exactly the best of times. But it isn’t the worst of times either. That seemed to be the message of a variety of economists at a conference I attended yesterday sponsored by the Connecticut Business & Industry Association. In fact, a CBIA survey released yesterday (and sponsored by Blum Shapiro)… Continue Reading