If you recall way back in March, Governor Ned Lamont declared a civil preparedness and public health emergency which granted his office broad powers. Those powers have been seen with various Executive Orders that have followed.
That declaration was set to expire today, September 9th.
However, a few days ago, the Governor issued a new
Late Friday, Governor Lamont vetoed House Bill 5001, which I had highlighted in an earlier post as being passed during the waning hours of the legislative session.
That bill would have rescinded a particular labor regulation and required the Department of Labor to promulgate a new regulation in its place.
In vetoing the measure,
Capitol Watch — The Hartford Courant’s political site – tweeted the following yesterday:
Gov. Malloy has signed a bill protecting interns from workplace harassment and discrimination.
— Capitol Watch (@capitolwatch) June 22, 2015
And a review of the Governor’s website reflects that approval in the bill
Believe it or not, harassment against summer interns isn’t directly prohibited under Connecticut law. (But treating them like employees without paying them is against the law.)
This is not, however, a column about the best ways to harass your interns. Indeed, regardless of
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The cuts to the CHRO keep coming.
Governor Malloy this morning released his plan to reduce the size of government — should a deal with the state labor unions not be struck.
The plan calls for the elimination of the CHRO’s Waterbury Office (page 35) and the elimination of other staff positions. All
There’s been plenty written about what the impact of the federal elections will be on national legislative efforts. While at an ABA Conference last week, various legislative initiatives concerning independent contractors and the Employee Free Choice Act were now seen as as DOA.
But in Connecticut, we elected the first Democrat as Governor in over two
At last night’s gubernatorial debate, the issue of potential layoffs of state union workers was a hot topic of conversation. (See CT News Junkie for a more detailed report.) Each candidate indicated that layoffs weren’t ruled out if elected.
That’s all very well and good, but none of them have mentioned how a
She warned the public on Monday that the cuts would be deep. Today, we’re finding out how deep.
Governor M. Jodi Rell today released her proposed budget for the two year period from 2009-2011. (You can find the summary here and her budget address here.) Although there will be plenty to analyze over
Count me in the group that is both astonished and stunned by the corruption allegations made earlier today by the federal government against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. The blatant nature of the "pay to play" allegations is something rarely seen in politics. (Connecticut has obviously has its share of corruption cases.) While
In a bit of a surprise (and in a busy day for employment law in Connecticut), Governor Rell vetoed a bill which would have increased the minimum wage to $8/hour starting Jan. 1, 2009 (and $8.25/hour in 2010). The veto to House Bill 5105 (H.B. 5105) also effectively kills Senate Bill 55 (S.B. 55) which dealt