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Unions are a Dying Breed. Or They’re Making a Comeback.

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

Another day, another statistical report from the Department of Labor. (Though in fairness to the DOL, it has a whole office addressed to labor statistics (BLS), so of course we’re going to get a lot of stats. The latest is its annual release of data showing union membership.  I first wrote about that data three… Continue Reading

CHRO Annual Report Shows Surprising Drop in Complaints Filed

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & Harassment

With the local economy suffering the effects of the economic recession, the prevailing wisdom of experts has been that the number of discrimination claims filed would continue to skyrocket. However, as I’ve pointed out before, we just haven’t seen that trend in Connecticut play out. New data just released by the Connecticut Commission on Human… Continue Reading

Numbers Galore, Part II: Seven Full-time CHRO Human Rights Referees for Six Referee Decisions

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC

AS UPDATED (9/9) Last week, I posted about the statistics released by the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.  (You can view the CHRO’s Annual Report here.)  Today, I continue to take a look behind the numbers and the implications for employers in Connecticut. Among the most striking of the statistics is this fact: Human Rights Referees… Continue Reading