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Governor Proposes Closing CHRO’s Waterbury Office

By Daniel Schwartz on July 15, 2011
Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Legislative Developments

UPDATED:

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…

A Modest Proposal for What Happens Next for the CHRO

By Daniel Schwartz on June 30, 2011
Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & Harassment, Legislative Developments

UPDATED 7/7/11

With yesterday’s stunning announcement that all proceedings at the Office of Public Hearings are suspended indefinitely (see this notice), the question that arises is: What Happens Next?

The answer is only known to the Governor and staff at the CHRO.

But last year, my law partner, Joshua Hawks-Ladds published a…

Malloy’s Plan B – Big Cuts to DOL, CHRO, Judicial Branch

By Daniel Schwartz on June 28, 2011
Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Legislative Developments

The other shoe has dropped. For now.

Governor Malloy late today released his official “Plan B” detailing the layoffs expected as a result of the union concession vote. And it’s ugly.

It calls for a 15 percent staff reduction at the Department of Labor, 30 percent reduction at the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities,…

Imagine If There’s No CHRO. It’s Not Easy If You Try.

By Daniel Schwartz on June 23, 2011
Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Legislative Developments

Imagine there’s no …..

A few years ago it would have been unfathomable to be considering life in Connecticut without a Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.  After all, it is a necessary step in filing a discrimination complaint in this state.

Imagining a Connecticut without the CHRO? No way.

But suddenly, dramatically,…

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