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DOL Warns States to Address Unemployment Fraud

The U.S. Department of Labor issued a nationwide warning June 17 that states could face penalties if they fail to address fraud, waste, and…

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Lack of Balance: Proposed Labor Mandates Undermine Business Climate

The legislature’s Labor and Public Employees Committee reviewed a series…

Labor Committee Recycles Old Mandate Proposals

The Labor and Public Employee Committee‘s first meeting of the 2026 legislative…

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2019 Legislative Preview: Labor and Employment

The 2019 Connecticut General session will see the return...

Unemployment Fund Shortfalls Spark Renewed Reform Calls

Connecticut’s Department of Labor has warned the state’s Unemployment...

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Connecticut Raises Maximum Unemployment Benefit

Connecticut will raise its maximum weekly unemployment benefit by...

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Employer Alert: State Modifies Unemployment Claims Hearing Process

The state Department of Labor has modified the initial...

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HR Hotline: Can a Worker Fired for Drinking on the Job Get Unemployment Benefits?

Q: We had to terminate an employee who repeatedly...

Unemployment Compensation Reforms Head to House

The legislature’s Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee overwhelmingly approved...

OFA Says Reforms Restore Unemployment Fund’s Solvency

An analysis by the General Assembly’s nonpartisan Office of...

New Workplace Mandates, Unemployment Compensation Reforms Approved

A legislative committee this week approved broad new mandates...

Unemployment Trust Fund Reforms Restore Solvency at No Cost to State

Connecticut employers are again urging lawmakers to shore up...

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