If April Showers bring May…Oh never mind. In Connecticut, April might as well mean that the General Assembly is getting serious about the bills under consideration. All the proposals that make headlines in February mean nothing until committees start to vote on the bills and the bills start getting the spotlight on them.
Usually by
It seems likely that some type of paid Family and Medical Leave (otherwise known as “Paid FMLA”) bill is going to pass the General Assembly.
But the “paid” aspect of the
The results are in: The General Assembly and the Governor’s office have been caught up in the Blue Wave in this state. Instead of a split, the Democratic party will control a sizable majority in both houses and the Governor’s Office.
But with Governor-Elect Ned Lamont coming from a business-side perspective and touting the
Today is the last day of the General Assembly session and there are only so many hours to debate and pass bills.
And so, in a year when so many labor & employment law bills were up for consideration, it’s come down to a finish line where just one or two might pass.
The Pay
Yesterday, one of the measures floating around the Connecticut General Assembly regarding Paid Family Medical Leave passed a key committee vote.
The bill still has a ways to go. Indeed, as first reported by CT News Junkie, even the speaker of the house described it as a “work in progress”. But now that’s closer
The 2018 session of the General Assembly started last week and increasing workplace training is a top priority for passage.
Indeed, it is not surprising that we’re starting to see the first proposed legislation to address the number of harassment claims that have been making headlines the last six months.
Governor’s Bill 5043 sets up
In years past, I’ve looked at my crystal ball, I’ve read the tea leaves and I’ve even examined my Magic 8-Ball sitting in my office. (You never know when you need one.)
I’m out of prediction-making tools.
And indeed, since I started doing this, there are now national lawfirms that are offering up
My law partner, Gabe Jiran, talks today about whether it’s all that easy to change the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. Is it just as easy as a vote? Or does it require something more? The answer has implications for all employers.
With all of the talk about the financial difficulties faced by the
Well, the Connecticut General Assembly ended earlier this week and, as predicted, it ended with a whimper and not a bang. Many employment law proposals failed to receive votes, including those on minimum wage and Paid FMLA, leaving many employers (and the CBIA) breathing a bit of a sigh of relief.
I’ve previously recapped
Today is the last day of the Connecticut General Assembly regular session. So it’s a good time to take a look at some of the bills pending or passed. Strangely, things seem pretty quiet on the employment law front. But after the dust settles, I’ll have another update. Here is where we stand as of