At Monday’s Connecticut Legal Conference, CHRO Chair Gary Collins spoke for a bit about the developments at the oft-maligned agency since he’s come on board. (You can follow all the tweets from the conference on Twitter using #ctlegalconf as
Back in August 2012, I reported on a new lawsuit filed by the Town of Shelton which claimed that the CHRO was improperly denying Shelton its Due Process Rights by not allowing a federal jury trial on related federal claims and by not providing for discovery. Ultimately, it challenges Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 46a-58 under
The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities is going through some changes now in leadership.
Late last month, the CHRO voted unanimously to appoint Tanya Hughes as the acting executive director. According to a press release, “she will serve on an interim basis while the Commission conducts a search to find a permanent executive director.