The Office of Legislative Research, whom I’ve praised in several posts before (here and here), recently issued a report on the consequences of a felony conviction on employment.
Overall, it does a good job summarizing the issues when it comes to state employment.
But later on in the publication it states the following
A new state auditor’s report released this month shows that the CHRO continues to struggle with compliance with statutory timeframes.
The report — which can be downloaded here — shows that from 2007-2009, 56 percent of the cases exceeded the statutory maximum of 370 days. As the report notes, “the longer it takes to make
What do blood pressure and batting averages have to do with the unemployment rate?
Well, more than you might think — at least according to the Office of Legislative Research. This little-known state office is a gem, constantly providing reports that — more often than not — are well written and useful.
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Filling out forms ranks right up there with going to the dentist for me. (Don’t tell him I said that.)
I suspect I’m not alone. Which is why I’m sheepish about reminding employers that the Connecticut Department of Labor requires that employers with 75 or more employees as of a date certain, must
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The Connecticut General Assembly ended its regular session last night. As far as new laws affecting employers, the session certainly ends with a whimper.
For many employers, the big news is that the paid sick leave bill once again failed. This time it wasn’t even put up for a vote in either
An oft-repeated and only sometimes rhetorical question of employers is: I have an employee that is not meeting performance expectations. I can still fire them, right?
A recent Second Circuit case strongly suggests the answer to that question: Yes.
In Chukwurah v. Stop & Shop Supermarkets (Nov. 25, 2009), an employee appealed a District
As a fellow Connecticut blogger Ryan McKeen has said before, the Connecticut Judicial Branch Law Libraries’ Newslog, is one of those hidden-in-plain-sight web gems that ought to be discovered more often. In a recent post, they referenced new reports from the Office of Legislative Research which provides answers to some questions that might otherwise
Last week, the Connecticut House approved House Bill 5521 (H.B. 5521), which would bar Connecticut employers from using credit reports in their employment decisions such as hiring and firing.
You can download the bill’s text here.
The bill’s main provisions would prohibit employers from asking employees or prospective employee to consent to the