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Everything Old is New Again: Bills on Employment Law Issues Start to Get Introduced at Connecticut General Assembly

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Legislative Developments

The Connecticut General Assembly is in full swing with a wide assortment of labor & employment law bills and concepts being introduced this month — many simply a rehash of bills that were introduced last year and never went anywhere.   You can find a full list of the bills before the Labor & Public Employees… Continue Reading

Connecticut Attorney General Proposes Changes to State’s Whistleblower Laws – Part II

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Legislative Developments

Yesterday, I summarized a proposal by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to revise the state’s whistleblowing laws. The Hartford Courant reported on Wednesday that Blumenthal testified before members of the General Assembly’s black and Latino caucus on that issue.  Today, I’ll take a look at it in more detail. As I indicated yesterday, the Hartford… Continue Reading

Connecticut AG Proposes Changes to State’s Whistleblower Laws – Part I

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Legislative Developments

On Friday, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal proposed new legislation to change the state’s whistleblower laws.  Video from the press conference is available on Senator Edith Prague’s website.  Before the changes are discussed, it is useful to understand the state already has an existing whistleblower statute, Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 4-61dd and that enforcement of… Continue Reading