SB 229 AN ACT CONCERNING THE ACCURACY AND APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN...
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View ArticleSB 9 AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPARENCY IN PUBLIC SPENDING
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View ArticleHB 5561 AN ACT CONCERNING FAIRNESS IN CONSUMER CONTRACTS
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View ArticleHB 5564 AN ACT CONCERNING CARD BALANCES
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View ArticleConnecticut Steel Foundry Faces $104K in OSHA Penalties
Employees at PCC Structurals-Groton faced the risk of chemical burns, fire, lacerations, amputations, electric shock, and other injuries, OSHA inspections have found. “Our inspections identified a...
View ArticleEPA Issues Draft Risk Assessment for Chemical Used in Numerous Applications
The U. S. Environmental protection Agency has released for public comment and peer review a draft risk assessment for 1-Bromopropane (1-BP) used in spray adhesives, dry cleaning (including spot...
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View ArticleEEOC Issues New Fact Sheet for Small Businesses
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued a new simplified, one-page fact sheet designed to help small business owners better understand their responsibilities under the federal...
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Disappointing 2015 Job Numbers Highlight State's Economic Challenges
Connecticut faces renewed economic concerns after new employment figures revealed a disappointing gain of just 11,600 jobs in 2015–almost half the previously reported gains for the year. Released...
View ArticleLatest Jobs Numbers Highlight Need for Urgent Action in Legislature
Connecticut faces renewed economic concerns after new employment figures revealed a disappointing gain of just 11,600 jobs in 2015, revised down from initial estimates of 22,600. “The economy still has...
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Budget Reforms: Time to Act
Connecticut’s growing fiscal problems have an unsettling effect on our business climate and economy, risking jobs, government services, and our quality of life. Without immediate changes, without...
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Education, Industry Work Together to Create Bioscience Talent Pipeline
One by one, leaders from the state’s bioscience and biotechnology industries addressed a crowd of 40 in a conference room at Alexion Pharmaceuticals’ Cheshire facility. The goal of the day was...
View ArticleSupercharge Team Performance at Work
Conventional wisdom has held that boosting team performance in the workplace should focus on rewarding entire teams that perform well—and that rewarding individuals increases competition rather than...
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Jobs Tax (SB 391)
On a 10-8 vote March 15, the General Assembly’s Human Services Committee approved SB 391, which forces a new tax on employers with 500 or more employees or franchisors whose franchisees collectively...
View ArticleLong Work Hours Linked to Higher Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
Working long hours—particularly 46 hours per week or more—may increase the long-term risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events such as heart attack. That’s the conclusion of a study in the March...
View ArticleJobs Up, Unemployment Rate Highest in New England
While Connecticut added an estimated 4,200 jobs in February, the state’s unchanged unemployment rate, the highest in New England, underscores ongoing economic concerns. “This report continues to...
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An Innovative Connecticut?
Connecticut is, and always has been, one of the most innovative states in the nation—in fact we’re No. 5 in the U.S., according to the latest Bloomberg State Innovation Index. We can also see...
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Connecticut's Unemployment Rate New England's Highest
While Connecticut added an estimated 4,200 jobs in February, the state’s unchanged unemployment rate, now New England’s highest, underscores ongoing economic concerns. The Department of Labor’s monthly...
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