There’s been little press over what is going on at the Connecticut General Assembly this spring.
With no big employment law issue (other than minimum wage) dominating the headlines like Paid Sick Leave in the past, you might think that there isn’t much happening.
But as the Connecticut Business and Industry Association highlighted in a
The Connecticut General Assembly’s Labor & Public Employee Committee today is considering drafting a proposed bill “to prevent current or potential employers from requesting or requiring that employees or potential employees provide passwords to their personal accounts as a condition of their employment.”
I won’t mince words. Proposed Senate Bill 159 is a
Tomorrow, I’ll be speaking as part of the CBIA Wage & Hour Rx program. Full details are available here.
The presentation will focus on the issues that can keep employers up at night and how employers can dig themselves out of some of the problems that they may face. 
But in preparation for that presentation
We had a great turnout and reaction to the presentation yesterday at the CBIA Human Resources Conference in Rocky Hill. My thanks to all who sat in our packed room and the great questions that everyone asked.
A few observations from the conference:
Along with Brent Robertson from Fathom, I’ll be speaking at tomorrow’s annual CBIA Human Resources Conference in Rocky Hill. The topic: Social Media — Use and Misuse.
You can download the brochure here and register here. There are lots of other good programs on the agenda as well.
For those that follow the
In addition to its lobbying efforts, the Connecticut Business and industry Association has long produced some terrific programs for businesses. I’m scheduled to speak at two such programs over the next month or two.
I was honored to speak today at a presentation for CBIA entitled "Social Media for Business". We had a packed crowd today and it was a great opportunity to hear from others in Connecticut who are really using social media to enhance their business and build their reputation as a thought leader. 
We used Twitter today
The Connecticut Business and Industry Association takes a minute every day to share information that is relevant to businesses across the state. Of course, because that minute airs at 5:59 a.m. on WTIC-AM (1080), you may miss it from time to time.
Starting Monday, however, you’ll be able to listen to a series of interviews
At a CBIA seminar yesterday where I spoke, several speakers discussed the challenges that exist for companies in these economic times. One CBIA economist projected that the current recession will not bottom out in Connecticut until late summer or fall 2009.
But the times also present opportunities, as well, the speakers said. Indeed, now may be
As is typical for December, everyone is starting to wrap up for year end and the amount of substantive items to report on slows to a trickle. Thus, it’s time for some short items on a variety of employment law and HR-related topics.