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US DOL Issues Unemployment for Striking Workers Warning

The state of Washington was forced to overhaul a controversial new law allowing striking workers to collect unemployment benefits following a warning from the…

United States Department of Labor, DOL

DOL Warns States to Address Unemployment Fraud

The U.S. Department of Labor issued a nationwide warning June…

America's Top States for Business 2025, Connecticut

Lack of Balance: Proposed Labor Mandates Undermine Business Climate

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

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Labor Committee Proposals: Good, Bad, Recycled

CBIA testified on a number of potentially harmful proposals...

What Counts as Wilful Misconduct Under Connecticut Law?

The following article first appeared on Pullman & Comley’s...

Taxes

State Cuts Offset Federal Unemployment Tax Hike

Federal unemployment taxes will increase Jan. 1, 2023—but thanks...

Unemployment Compensation

More Fraudulent Unemployment Claims Hit Employers

Employers continue to report fraudulent unemployment claims, weeks after...

Unemployment Compensation

Connecticut Employers Receive Fraudulent Unemployment Claims

A local employer is raising concerns after a number...

Technology

Unemployment-Benefits

DOL Launches New Online Unemployment Platform July 5

The Connecticut Department of Labor will launch a modernization...

Connecticut Economy

Legislative Session: The Good, Bad, and Missed Opportunities

The 2022 legislative session was framed by Connecticut’s historic...

Labor Committee’s Small Business Assault Largely Thwarted

In terms of the Labor and Public Employee Committee’s...

Taxes

Federal Unemployment Loan Debt: $495M

$400M Tax Hike Follows Legislature’s Failure to Resolve UI Debt

Connecticut employers face $400 million-plus tax hikes over the...

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