This is shaping up to be an interesting year for the Connecticut General Assembly. The budget forecasts are projecting massive deficits. As a result, I would not be surprised to see the budget debates dominating the agenda of the Connecticut legislature.
Nevertheless, other bills will still be proposed, debated, and certainly passed during the several
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My earlier post on the Obama Transition Team’s pledge not to discriminate on the basis of gender identity has been picking up some press. As I indicate, it is likely that this pledge will form the basis of an executive order when the new administration starts.
NPR interviewed me earlier this afternoon. You should be able
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In my earlier post, I highlighted the policy issues that are likely to be on the new administration’s radar.
But suppose you want to work in the new administration, there’s an "expression of interest" form that you can fill out too on the "Jobs" page.
Buried at the bottom of the
So what’s going to happen after the election with various employment law proposals? Well, you’ll have to wait for the election to really see what happen at a federal level. After all, part of it still depends on who is elected to the White House and how many se
ats the Democrats control in Congress.
Earlier this year, proponents of a bill to make transgender (or gender identity and expression) a protected category failed in their efforts to get that category covered under the state’s anti-discrimination laws.
A new United States District Court case this week may provide proponents with an example of a case that, in their view, may have come
With the General Assembly back in session this month, one group is hoping to place additional protection against transsexual and transgender discrimination on the top of the "to do" list for employment law revisions.
According to a Hartford Business Journal article, the Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition group is now lobbying for a bill about that issue.
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