Well, no one who has been reading this blog should be surprised by the news tonight out of the General Assembly.
Indeed, I’ve written about proposed bills that limit employer access to employee’s personal online account for years now with a lot back in 2013. (See prior posts here, here, here
When I made predictions/wishes for 2015 at the end of last year, I offered up one on what the Connecticut General Assembly might do:
My Prediction: We’ll see a new rule or two, but with all the mandates that have been passed in the last four years, I expect there to be more bluster
As the legislative session continues to roll around, sometimes you can get caught up in bills that have no chance of getting passed.
For example, the General Assembly — as presented structured — will never pass a bill making Connecticut a Right to Work state.
But when the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
The first few days of the new Connecticut legislative session are, dare I say it, kind of fun from an outsider perspective. That is, if you know what you are looking at.
Why? Because it’s the time when legislators start submitting “proposed” bills. But these proposals are far from polished products. Sometimes, these proposals are
Yesterday on Twitter, a Connecticut legislator posted this:
“There oughta be a law…!” Hey Connecticut, legislators have 5 days to submit ideas for bills. What new laws should the #CTLeg consider?
— Matt Lesser (@MattLesser) January 12, 2015
State Representative Matt Lesser, be careful what you ask for. But since you asked, here’s a
With 2014 coming to a close, it’s time to look ahead at some of the issues that we’re likely to see discussed in 2015.
One such issue is a Paid Family & Medical Leave Insurance Program in Connecticut. The origins of this come from a 2013 special act which created a task force to study
With the dog days of summer firmly upon us, it’s a good time to catch up on some items that you might have put aside.
One of those items is reviewing the new Connecticut laws that go into effect (mainly) later this year.
Fortunately, my colleagues have prepared
I’ve previously touched on a number of bills that were passed in the short legislative session that ended earlier this month but I thought I would recap the session briefly in one post.
Of course, the CBIA already did most of the work so I won’t repeat the good work and recommend the post to
The snow may have stalled work in the state for a few days, but the Connecticut General Assembly is now in full swing with bills now being discussed and debated.
So far, the list of bills filed before the Labor & Public Employee Committee is small but that is expected to grow soon with bills
One of the bills that passed the Connecticut General Assembly last year was a bill that would have limited the scope and use of noncompete agreements.
But as I noted in a post last summer, Governor Malloy vetoed that piece of legislation.
In his veto message, however, he signaled a willingness to agree to