The new Connecticut legislative session kicked off this week, and there are lots of expectations as to what bills may stand a chance of consideration this year.
I recently sat down with Chris Davis, Vice President of Public Policy with the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), to discuss what issues are likely to be
The end of the General Assembly session is quickly coming upon us. So it’s a good time to look at what bills are still floating around in this year’s term and what’s dead (or mostly dead) for the year.
Here are just a few of the highlights:
Earlier this week, Governor Ned Lamont issued a press release supporting Senate Bill 12 which would dramatically expand the scope of the state’s current Paid Sick Leave law.
Currently, Paid Sick Leave is available to “service workers” at certain employers with 50 or more employees. Passed in 2011, the law requires that these workers receive
As I continue the updates on legislation that is making its way at the General Assembly, it’s time to revisit a bill that has been floated in prior years — a bill banning many non-compete agreements.
House Bill 5269 is this year’s version and it still has a number of restrictions that employers should
Led, in part, by a crusade from former Fox News hosts Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky, who settled private cases with Fox News involving sexual harassment and signed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), we’re likely to see a bill at the General Assembly this year to ban employers’ use of NDAs and non-disparagement agreements in discrimination complaints.
The legislative session wrapped up last week and if you were on the lookout for lots of new employment law-related measures, you were likely to have been disappointed.
Despite serious changes to the state’s non-compete laws being discussed as well as expansion of the state’s paid leave laws having passed a committee, only a handful
In a non-election year, the Connecticut legislature always seems to be extra busy considering workplace-related bills.
This year is no exception. If anything, it feels like it’s hit another gear. CTNewsJunkie had a detailed article yesterday about the subject.
The Labor & Public Employees Committee has considered, and is considering, a wide array of bills
Connecticut is considering a ban on non-compete agreements and expanding paid sick leave.
Continue Reading The Battle Over Non-Compete Agreements, Paid Sick Leave, and More
The last several years have seen significant pieces of legislation pass the Connecticut General Assembly impacting employers in several ways.
Think about the following items in the last few years:
As I’ve said in prior posts, the General Assembly isn’t exactly precise at times when writing legislation. (One is reminded by the quote regarding sausage making.)
One issue that pops up from time to time is whether an employer need be “Connecticut-based” to be covered by Connecticut state laws, particularly as it applies to