Expansion of Paid Sick Time to More Connecticut Workers Being Considered by Legislature

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Expansion of Paid Sick Time to More Connecticut Workers Being Considered by Legislature

A decade ago, Connecticut became the first state to require certain employers to provide paid sick days. At a public hearing on Thursday, advocates will be urging the state legislature’s Labor Committee to approve legislation that would update and expand that landmark law, to include workers left out when that law was passed. The proposal also responds to the impact of COVID-19 on workers, particularly women and women of color, in the Connecticut workforce.

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775,000+ Mattresses Recycled in Five Years of Connecticut's First-in-the-Nation Program

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775,000+ Mattresses Recycled in Five Years of Connecticut's First-in-the-Nation Program

Mattress recycling in Connecticut passed a milestone in the midst of the pandemic, as the Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) completed its fifth year of operations. Since 2015, more than three quarters of a million mattresses have been collected in Connecticut and over 13,000 tons of materials recycled.

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High School Students from West Hartford, Norwich, Selected for Prestigious US Senate Program

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High School Students from West Hartford, Norwich, Selected for Prestigious US Senate Program

The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) has announced that high school students Natalie DeLaCruz of West Hartford and Karen Lau of Norwich will join Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Sen. Chris Murphy in representing Connecticut during the prestigious 59th annual USSYP Washington Week, to be held March 14 — 17, 2021.

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Efforts to Ensure Housing as a Right in Connecticut Intensify, Would be First in Nation

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Efforts to Ensure Housing as a Right in Connecticut Intensify, Would be First in Nation

The effort to have housing declared a “right” in the State of Connecticut has been renewed this year by State Senator Saud Anwar of South Windsor. He launched the initiative a year ago, at the start of the 2020 legislative session, which was abruptly cut short due to the coronavirus. A year later, given all that the impact of the coronavirus has revealed, the need has only become more acute.

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Report Urges Connecticut Judicial Branch to Respond to Changing Demographics with Culture-Specific Outreach

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Report Urges Connecticut Judicial Branch to Respond to Changing Demographics with Culture-Specific Outreach

It has been less than two months since the Report of the Jury Selection Task Force was provided to Connecticut Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson, and elements of the comprehensive 53-page report continue to be unpacked - including calls to step up education and outreach to the state’s changing population.

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Proposal Would Require State to Study Impact of Second-Hand Smoke in Multi-Family Dwellings

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Proposal Would Require State to Study Impact of Second-Hand Smoke in Multi-Family Dwellings

Legislation proposed at the State Capitol would establish a task force to study and make recommendations concerning protecting and safeguarding occupants and residents of mixed-use buildings from harm caused by secondhand smoke, especially residents and occupants who suffer from impaired respiratory function or another respiratory disability.

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Protecting Assets of Older Residents and Spouses Requires Legislative Action, Elder Law Attorneys Tell Lawmakers

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Protecting Assets of Older Residents and Spouses Requires Legislative Action, Elder Law Attorneys Tell Lawmakers

The Connecticut Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys is seeking a series of revisions to Connecticut law that would better protect the assets of individuals seeking to stay at home in their later years when they require at-home care under certain circumstances, and their spouses.

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