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State Senate Passes Minimum Wage Increase; Bill Now Moves to Gov. Rell for...

Daniel SchwartzThe State Senate late yesterday approved a bill that would increase the minimum wage in 2009 and 2010.  The bill (H.B. 5105), had previously passed the House and now moves to Governor...

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Governor Rell Vetoes Minimum Wage Bill; Override Possible

Daniel SchwartzIn a bit of a surprise (and in a busy day for employment law in Connecticut), Governor Rell vetoed a bill which would have increased the minimum wage to $8/hour starting Jan. 1, 2009...

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Numbers Galore: CHRO Statistics Reveal Interesting Trends – Part I

Daniel SchwartzLast week, I publicized the release of federal court statistics; that story has now been picked up by the American Lawyer which crunches the numbers in more detail.  But now you can...

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Courant Headline Says Unions Down 17 Percent. Really? Uh, No.

Daniel SchwartzUPDATED 2 p.m. About five weeks ago, I wrote about the new Bureau of Labor Statistics report that showed union membership and representation was down in Connecticut in 2010 from 17.1...

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Minimum Wage Hike Clears Committee; Prospects Unclear

Daniel SchwartzThe Labor & Public Employee Committee on Thursday voted 8-3 in favor of a minimum wage hike that was less than originally proposed. The revised bill would raise the minimum wage by...

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Legislative Wrapup: Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave and Not Much Else

I’ve previously touched on a number of bills that were passed in the short legislative session that ended earlier this month but I thought I would recap the session briefly in one post. Of course, the...

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Court: Contract That Allows Employer to Raise Employee’s Salary Also Means No...

So, remember back in February where I noted that employers ought to “consider having an attorney review some of your [employment] agreements … [because sometimes,] poor drafting can sometimes be...

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New CHRO Case Statistics Show Big Jump In Claims Filed in Last Year

The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities released a new set of statistics yesterday (my thanks to CHRO liaison James O’Neill for the update which I had requested a while back).  Unlike years...

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A Look Ahead: Connecticut’s Minimum Wage Rockets Upward

On New Year’s Day, I had the opportunity to launch model rockets with my son on a gorgeous (but very cold) day. As it turns out, it was also a windy day.  We discovered this through launching two...

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Employment Discrimination Complaints Up Over 11 Percent in 2014-2015; A Look...

Numbers everywhere As I noted on Friday, the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities has, at long last, released case statistics for 2014-2015 fiscal year and has updated their...

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Harassment and “Terms & Conditions” Claims Up Big; A Look at CHRO Statistics...

In yesterday’s post, I talked about how employment claims being filed are up big at the CHRO. Indeed, in looking at the statistics further, I realized that it is the second highest number of claims...

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New Year, New Minimum Wage in Connecticut

You might need a calculator For yet another year, Connecticut’s minimum wage is on the increase. Effective January 1, 2016, the Connecticut minimum wage will be raised to $9.60 per hour effective...

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Numbers Game? Latest Statistics Show Further Increase in Union Membership in...

Two women strikers from Ladies Tailors union on picket line during the garment workers strike, 1910, New York City – Library of Congress The death of unions has been predicted time and again. Each time...

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New Statistics From CHRO Show Continued Rise in Discrimination Complaints

At this week’s CHRO information session, I was able to review the new statistics released by the CHRO this fall regarding case filings and dismissals. They’ve now been posted live on the CHRO’s website...

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Deeper Dive into Statistics Confirm Rise in Sex Harassment Cases … With Some...

So a few weeks back, I suggested that we were entering into a new era of sexual harassment cases and wondered out loud when the statistics would back up my observations. We now have our first signs....

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An Early Look at the Trends at the CHRO

As part of my continuing series of posts about the CHRO, and following up from the 75th Anniversary panel discussion earlier this week, I wanted to provide an early look of the statistics that are soon...

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General Assembly Passes New Minimum Wage; Governor’s Approval Expected

Earlier this morning (Friday, May 17th), the state Senate approved of a measure that will increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2023. House Bill 5004 (as amended) can be downloaded here....

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Amid Pandemic, Employers Must Remember Minimum Wage Increase

It’s easy during this pandemic to forget about the other laws that are coming into play this year and next.  Paid FMLA is going to be big. But for now, employer have another one to consider: the...

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A Look Ahead: Connecticut’s Minimum Wage Rockets Upward

On New Year’s Day, I had the opportunity to launch model rockets with my son on a gorgeous (but very cold) day. As it turns out, it was also a windy day.  We discovered this through launching two...

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Employment Discrimination Complaints Up Over 11 Percent in 2014-2015; A Look...

Numbers everywhereAs I noted on Friday, the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities has, at long last, released case statistics for 2014-2015 fiscal year and has updated their...

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