CBIA’s 2007
Government Affairs Program

 

Workplace costs

 

Goal: Encourage policies that will make the cost of doing business in Connecticut more competitive, and enable employers to maintain and create jobs.

 

Recommendations:

• Reject measures that discourage job creation and retention or negatively affect the state’s business climate, including proposals that:
  • Repeal workers’ compensation reforms or impose new measures that would result in increased costs.
  • Limit employers’ rights to communicate effectively with their employees about workplace conditions and other issues necessary for effective management, such as “captive audience” measures.
  • Mandate employer-paid time off for family and medical leave and other reasons not related to work.
• Modify the definition of “personal injury” or “injury” under the Workers’ Compensation Act to hold employers harmless for conditions or portions thereof which result from lifestyle, injuries and other factors unrelated to work.
• Bring the state’s “white collar” overtime regulations into conformance with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act to reduce confusion and employers’ administrative costs.

Read CBIA's Priorities for 2007