The Connecticut Law Tribune reported earlier this month on a new Connecticut Supreme Court case that, for the first time, allowed claims brought by kids to proceed based on injuries suffered by their parents.
Plaintiffs’ lawyers have a new weapon in their arsenal. The state Supreme Court, in a split decision, has ruled that Connecticut
Over ten years ago, Connecticut became one of the first states to mandate that employers “make reasonable efforts to provide a room or other location, in close proximity to the work area, other than a toilet stall, where the employee can express her milk in private.”
I’ve discussed that law in depth in a prior
Welcome to the party, Connecticut.
For years, I’ve highlighted outdated employment laws and regulations in Connecticut that should be written off the books. As I’ve noted time and again (and again), it’s very easy for laws to get put on the books. But it’s very hard for them to get taken off.
Now
Want to know more about the state’s child labor laws? I’ll be live in studio on Wednesday, June 23rd for the WNPR broadcast of Where We Live and we’ll be talking about the laws in the area and what’s being done to see that those laws are enforced.
It’ll air at 9 a.m. EDT with a
Two parents have recently sued the Connecticut Department of Labor, asking the court rule that the child labor protection laws should not apply to situations such as theirs where they want their own kids to work in the family pizza place. 
The Connecticut Law Tribune has a good recap of the matter thus far.