UPDATED: The cuts to the CHRO keep coming. Governor Malloy this morning released his plan to reduce the size of government — should a deal with the state labor unions not be struck. The plan calls for the elimination of the CHRO’s Waterbury Office (page 35) and the elimination of other staff positions. All told,… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: layoffs
Malloy’s Plan B – Big Cuts to DOL, CHRO, Judicial Branch
Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Legislative DevelopmentsThe other shoe has dropped. For now. Governor Malloy late today released his official “Plan B” detailing the layoffs expected as a result of the union concession vote. And it’s ugly. It calls for a 15 percent staff reduction at the Department of Labor, 30 percent reduction at the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities,… Continue Reading
From the Archives: Recalling Prior State Layoffs and the Ongoing SEBAC Lawsuit
Posted in LitigationWith rejection of a union concession package now appearing likely in news stories this morning, it seems probable that layoffs are around the corner. Notably, a lawsuit arising from a prior state layoff is still kicking around over eight years later. I discussed this back in October 2010 and noted that the parties had just… Continue Reading
A Tale of Two Worlds – A Job Fair and a Supervisors’ Conference
Posted in Human Resources (HR) ComplianceIf 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
Develop Innovative Alternatives To Layoffs, Suggests Wharton School Article
Posted in Human Resources (HR) ComplianceFor anyone who watched 60 Minutes last night, you know that there is a great deal of pessimism out there about how quickly this recession will end. Employers are struggling to control costs and keep layoffs to a minimum. A new, thoughful article by the Wharton school suggests that employers be innovative in their approaches… Continue Reading
Five Laws and Issues Employers Should Think About In This Credit Crunch and Economic Crisis
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and RegulationsThe 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
“Layoffs, RIFs and WARN, Oh My!” – Part II, The Basics of the WARN Act
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Wage & HourEarlier this week, I discussed the benefits of providing notice to employees who may be affected by mass layoffs and plant closings, by complying with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. But what exactly does the WARN Act require and who is covered? Here are some basic answers to some basic questions. As… Continue Reading
Reductions in Force (RIF) Are Back; Are Employment Lawsuits (and MySpace Pages about Layoffs) Close Behind in 2008?
Posted in Class Actions, Discrimination & Harassment, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, LitigationThese days, everyone seems to be jumping on the wage and hour bandwagon, predicting an endless stream of lawsuits for 2008, just as there was for 2007. But just as mutual funds preach that "past performance is no guarantee of future success", I would argue that focusing too much on one trend, misses an opportunity… Continue Reading
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