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Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas in Newtown, Connecticut, will not be the same this year. Fr. Lawrence Farley comments on the tragic events of December 14 and reminds us of the senseless nature of sin.
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System Sensor Devices Are Part of Connecticut’s Largest Green Residential Development
360 State Street, New Haven, Conn. — the state’s greenest and largest residential development — is the first new major residential construction in New Haven in more than 15 years.
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Connecticut sick leave bill signed into law
Hartford, CT — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) has signed into law legislation that expands the state’s 13-year-old paid sick leave law.
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New access doors improve safety for workers at Connecticut Water Treatment Plant
Employees working at water treatment plants face danger every day. The work is inherently treacherous, as water makes every step potentially hazardous, and sometimes even life-threatening.
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Stratford, Connecticut Small Business Teams Up With Stratford Historical Society to Raise Money
Never before seen photos and maps from the Historical Society Archives available for purchase at Fundraiser
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Connecticut Employers Have New Burdens, Avoid Others, Following 2023 Legislative Session
While significant bills impacting Connecticut employers were signed into law, proposed employer mandates on pay transparency, paid sick leave, and predictive scheduling failed to gain the necessary votes for passage in 2023. Here are some of the year’s notable legislative developments.
What Passed . . .
Effective October 1, 2023, unless otherwise noted:
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How Connecticut Employers Can Be Ready for Legislation that Became Effective January 1, 2024
With 2023 in the rearview mirror, Connecticut employers may want to confirm they have implemented the necessary changes to address legislative developments that became effective January 1, 2024.
Connecticut Minimum Wage
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Connecticut Adopts Narrow Definition of “Supervisor” for Hostile Work Environment Claims
The Connecticut Supreme Court recently adopted the U.S. Supreme Court's relatively narrow definition of “supervisor” for use in determining when employers are liable under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA) for creating or failing to remedy a hostile work environment. The decision provides employers with clarity as the term is not defined by the CFEPA.
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Connecticut Limits Inquiries into Age of Job Applicants
Kyle Roseman and Lori Alexander examine a new law in Connecticut, Public Act 21-69, which bans employers from inquiring into the ages of prospective employees "on an initial employment application."
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Implementation of Connecticut’s Clean Slate Law Set to Begin January 1, 2023
Earlier this month, Governor Ned Lamont announced the long-awaited implementation of the state’s so-called “Clean Slate Act” – sort of. According to a recent press release, January 1, 2023 will see the full or partial erasure in some 44,000 cases involving convictions for cannabis possession. Individuals with eligible convictions for other crimes, including most misdemeanors and certain lesser felonies, will have to wait until the second half of 2023 as a result of implementation delays.
The Clean Slate Law & How it Works
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Connecticut Employers Can Terminate Employees Impaired by Medical Marijuana While Working; Appellate Court Also Provides Guidance for Reasonable Suspicion Drug Tests
In a significant decision about workplace drug use, the Connecticut Appellate Court backed an employer’s right to terminate a worker who was impaired on the job by medical marijuana. The decision also clarified the factual basis an employer must possess to justify ordering a drug test based on suspicion of impairment.
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U.S. Department of Labor Targets Connecticut and Rhode Island Construction Industry Employers
Connecticut and Rhode Island construction industry employers are facing a significant increase in government scrutiny of their labor and employment practices over the next several years. On November 30, 2011, the Hartford office of the U.S Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division ("U.S. DOL") issued a press release announcing a "multiyear enforcement initiative" aimed at improving what it sees as "widespread noncompliance with minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act" in the construction industry in both Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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Connecticut Addresses E-Cigarettes and Vapor Products, Imposes Signage Requirements on Select Employers
Connecticut has passed a new law regulating electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products in various venues, including numerous places of employment. Effective October 1, 2015, Public Act No. 15 206 (the Act) supersedes and preempts any relevant provisions of municipal laws or ordinances regarding the use of these products.
The Law
The Act prohibits the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products in:
1. buildings owned or leased and operated by the state or its political subdivisions,
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PuroClean Looks to Expand Its Reach Across Connecticut
PuroClean, a leading franchise in property restoration and remediation, is expanding its footprint in Connecticut. Targeting cities like Hartford and New Haven, PuroClean aims to extend its specialized services in water damage remediation, fire and smoke damage restoration, and mold remediation to new areas.
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A Connecticut home with a green roof and minimal site impact
Meeting the challenge to gently place a home into a valley below the access road and adjacent to a scenic river, Weston Residence is both a primary residence and an award-winning example of minimal site impact architectural design. [...]
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Watch: Bear steals candy, pumpkin from Connecticut porch
A black bear with a sweet tooth visited the front porch of a Connecticut home to raid a bowl of Halloween candy and steal a pumpkin.
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OCR Letter Says Connecticut's Policy on Transgender Athletes Violates Title IX
The U.S. Department of Education's office for civil rights says that Connecticut's interscholastic sports governing body violates Title IX with its transgender participation policy.
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Federal Judge Dismisses Most Claims in Connecticut School Choice Lawsuit
A federal judge dismissed most claims in a lawsuit challenging Connecticut's restrictions on magnet schools, charter schools, and school choice programs, saying there is no fundamental right to equal education opportunity under the U.S. Constitution.
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Gov. Rell this month unveiled a revised budget that represents an increase of $114.4 million over last year’s K-12 allocation.
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Connecticut Supreme Court OKs Part of Newtown Parents' Gun Industry Lawsuit
The state's highest court allowed some claims brought on behalf of relatives of victims of the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School to proceed against the firearms industry.
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Connecticut Earns a B+ on Chance-for-Success Index, Ranks Fourth in Nation
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
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State of the States: Connecticut
Gov. Dannel Malloy will seek to dramatically adjust the way Connecticut distributes more than $4 billion of state aid, he told legislators in his annual address, as the legislature gets back to business for the 2017 session.
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Connecticut Provides Resources to Ease Transition to Kindergarten
These tools encourage school administrators to gather as much information as possible about the students who will be entering kindergarten and the early-learning offerings in their communities.
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Connecticut Ranks Third on Quality Counts Annual Report Card
The state, which earned a B, is one of the nation’s wealthiest and turned in strong performances in the school finance arena and in areas such as preschool and kindergarten enrollment.
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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Connecticut
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Connecticut
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
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Presumed dead, wild Atlantic salmon return to the Connecticut River
Biologists discover first salmon spawning since Revolutionary War, drawing new attention to canceled restoration program
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Wocl Leydon, LLC Announces Largest Verdict in Connecticut History for Rear End Tractor Trailer Accident Case
Well-Established Stamford Law Firm Awarded $15 Million Verdict in Tragic Tractor Trailer Accident
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Fatal car accidents claim hundreds of Connecticut lives each year
According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 220 people died in Connecticut motor vehicle accidents in 2011.
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iHeart Connecticut Celebrates Nurse's Day & Conducts Virtual Food Drive
On WEDNESDAY (5/6) iHEARTMEDIA CONNECTICUT celebrated NATIONAL NURSE'S DAY as well as continued their food drive efforts across the state. Working alongside HARTFORD HEALTHCARE, … more
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UTC HQ Move Reinforces View Of Connecticut As Unfriendly To Business, Says QU Professor
Connecticut Senate Democratic leaders say United Technologies’ decision to move its headquarters to Boston in its merger with Raytheon will have little effect on the state’s economy.
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UTC Subsidiaries To Add Jobs In Connecticut Despite Merger, Lamont Says
Governor Ned Lamont says United Technologies will continue to expand and hire new workers in Connecticut despite its merger with Raytheon. The company plans to move its headquarters to Boston.
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Unemployment Lowest In Years In Connecticut And On Long Island
The labor markets in both Connecticut and Long Island grew tighter in June. Unemployment in Connecticut is at a 17-year-low, and Long Island is at an almost 30-year low.
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Connecticut Chief Manufacturing Officer On Restoring State Industry
Connecticut’s first-ever chief manufacturing officer wants to return state industry to national prominence.
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During Coronavirus, A Connecticut Theater Finds New Ways To Get Art To Audiences
The Legacy Theatre in Branford, Connecticut, isn’t technically open yet. But Artistic Director Keely Baisden Knudsen says they’ve done more than 70 performances without a building.
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In Connecticut, Racial Gaps Persist In College Graduation Rates
Connecticut four-year colleges cost more and have lower rates of completion than their national peers. That’s the finding of a report to be released Tuesday by an affiliate of a national public education advocacy organization.
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Arguments Begin In Connecticut School Racial Quota Case
A federal court in Bridgeport heard arguments Thursday in a lawsuit that challenges a state law designed to promote racial diversity in Connecticut’s schools.
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Dalio's Partnership For Connecticut, Up And Running By Summer
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont says the state’s educational partnership with the Dalio Foundation is on track to start funding programs by the summer.
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College Enrollment Declines In Connecticut, Report Shows
Enrollment at colleges in Connecticut is declining at a rate faster than the national average.
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Connecticut Settles 30-Year-Old School Desegregation Case
Connecticut has reached a milestone settlement agreement in the 30-year-old Sheff v. O’Neill Hartford school racial discrimination case.
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Connecticut Colleges Awash In Red Ink
A fiscal report about four public universities in Connecticut shows a $457 million operating loss in 2019, despite increased state funding and higher tuition.
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New Spinal Muscular Atrophy Screening For Connecticut Infants
Connecticut’s public health laboratory has begun screening newborn babies for a genetic disorder called spinal muscular atrophy.
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Lamont Calls His Budget 'A Path Forward' For Connecticut
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont presented his first, two-year budget plan to state lawmakers in Hartford on Wednesday.
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Connecticut Spent $63 Million To Settle Lawsuits
Officials say Connecticut paid $63 million to settle lawsuits last year. Nearly three-quarters of the money went to settle one case.
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FBI Reports Drop In Hate Crimes On Long Island And In Connecticut
The FBI reports that hate crimes in Connecticut and on Long Island went down last year.
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Connecticut Leads Country In Metal Theft Insurance Claims
The National Insurance Crime Bureau says Connecticut ranks first in the country in insurance claims filed for metal theft.
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$50K Reward For Information Into Connecticut Veteran’s Killing
Connecticut officials have announced a $50,000 reward for information to help solve the killing of an Air Force veteran. Governor Ned Lamont approved the maximum reward allowed by state law in the case of Dominic Marino. The 30-year-old veteran was found shot to death with his wrists and ankles bound with tape in his East Hartford home in 2018. Police say the suspect or suspects appeared to have forced their way into the home. Marino’s father said his son served in Guam, South Korea and Kuwait. The reward is for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the killer or killers.