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
A few months ago, it looked like we co
uld see a variety of bills passed relating to labor & employment law in the Connecticut General Assembly.
With the legislature scheduled to conclude business on May 5, 2010, though, its still mostly quiet on the labor & employment law area.
According to the Labor Committee’s Bill
Way way back on April 28th of this year, I wrote a simple post entitled "Paid Sick Leave Bill Moves Forward; Will Swine Flu Be Tipping Point"?
Back then, the Connecticut General Assembly was debating a Paid Sick Leave bill and one of the groups supporting the measure used the swine flu (H1N1)
Whether it’s due to stall tactics by some Republicans last night, as they suggested in an article in the Courant this morning, or simply other things on the age
nda, several bills that would have had a major impact on employers were not passed in the closing hours of the legislative session last night.
The Capitol Watch blog is reporting this Thursday evening that the proponents of the Paid Sick Leave bill (H.B. 6187) are still one vote shy of passage in the state Senate:
The latest vote count shows the measure tied at 18 to 18 in the 36-member Senate. Eight Democrats are currently opposed to the
A key legislative committee yesterday gave its approval to a bill which would mandate that certain employers give employees paid sick leave. You can keep tabs on the bill status here.
I’ve discussed the bill several times before and it appears that the basic structure of paid sick leave bill (H.B. 6187) has remained
Is the fight over the Paid Sick Leave bill still on? That’s the tantalizing question raised by the CT News Junkie on Tuesday, due in part to various rallies being held. The answer seems a little clearer, but I’ll get to that in a moment….
Let me back up.. As you may recall, the
The Memorial Day Holiday Weekend has turned into the "unofficial" beginning of the summer season (though it hasn’t exactly felt like summer yet in Connecticut). With that, there are a whole host of issues that also make an annual re-appearance. Here are a few to think about.
Vacations/Paid Time Off — Vacations are a common
A bill to provide mandatory paid sick leave to employees and a bill to provide greater protection to state whistleblowers were among the employment law-related bills that were not voted upon in the final day of the legislative session — effectively killing them.
The Paid Sick Leave bill, S.B. 217, had passed the Senate
Today is the final day of the General Assembly and the Paid Sick Leave proposal (S.B. 217) is expected to come before the House before the close of business. But, perhaps in a sign that it is doomed to die a procedural death, it has drawn nearly 25 proposed amendments. 