There’s been plenty written about what the impact of the federal elections will be on national legislative efforts. While at an ABA Conference last week, various legislative initiatives concerning independent contractors and the Employee Free Choice Act were now seen as as DOA. But in Connecticut, we elected the first Democrat as Governor in over two… Continue Reading
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Legislative Update: What’s Still Alive for the Current Session?
Posted in Legislative DevelopmentsWith the budget issues looming large over this session of the General Assembly, it’s tough to get a handle on what labor & employment law bills are still a possibility for this session. One way to do that is to check to see what bills have been reported out of the Labor & Public Employees committee because if the… Continue Reading
Legislative Update: February 5th Hearing Set on Bills Relating to FMLA Leave, Termination Notices, Paid Sick Leave and Workplace Bullying
Posted in Legislative DevelopmentsThe Connecticut Labor & Public Employees Committee is now scheduled to hold a hearing on various labor bills of relevance and importance to employers in Connecticut. Some are re-hashes of bills raised last year, but others, including amendments to the state’s FMLA laws are new. The hearing is scheduled for February 5, at 2 p.m…. Continue Reading
Connecticut Legislative Update: Paid Sick Leave and Whistleblower Bills Not Brought Up for Vote
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Legislative DevelopmentsA bill to provide mandatory paid sick leave to employees and a bill to provide greater protection to state whistleblowers were among the employment law-related bills that were not voted upon in the final day of the legislative session — effectively killing them. The Paid Sick Leave bill, S.B. 217, had passed the Senate last… Continue Reading
Legislative Update on 15 Year Old Workers, Workplace Bullying, and Other Labor Bills
Posted in Legislative DevelopmentsWith one month to go in the shortened legislative session, there hasn’t been a lot of action on various labor & employment bills. Many of the bills I highlighted in the last two months haven’t seen a lot of action or are still awaiting further votes. This post will briefly summarize where some of the… Continue Reading
More on Paid Sick Leave Days and Workplace Bullying (And A Note About March Posts)
Posted in Legislative DevelopmentsAfter a brief hiatus, Workplace Horizons blog is back with some interesting thoughts on the "Paid Sick Leave" bills pending nationwide and a new website related to the subject that I highlighted last week. According to Richard, "It’s a pretty slick web site designed to promote the Healthy Families Act." According to Workplace Horizons: The… Continue Reading
Hearing Held on Workplace Bullying Bill at General Assembly
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Legislative DevelopmentsThe General Assembly’s Labor & Public Employee Hearing on various labor bills went forward as scheduled on Tuesday. Among the topics – the workplace bullying bill that I first reported on on Monday. Senate Bill 60 would create a private cause of action for workplace bullying. However, even if the bill passes the labor committee,… Continue Reading
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