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Sen. Blumenthal visits Ellis Tech Reminder Newspapers Richard Blumenthal pays a visit to HH Ellis Tech High School as part of his tour of Connecticut's vocational technical high schools. Courtesy photo. US Sen. Richard Blumenthal paid a visit to HH Ellis Tech High School on Jan. 10. ...

OP-ED | Dr. King, On Education CT Newsjunkie Nevertheless, here in Connecticut, King's too-brief life continues to inspire and motivate. His fight for social and economic justice and civil rights in education is evident in the vigilance and multifaceted work of groups like the Center for ... and more »

HEDGES v. TOWN OF MADISON Leagle.com In addition to his federal law claims, Hedges made a multitude of state law claims, sounding in Connecticut common law, the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act ("CFEPA") and due process under the state constitution. The district court exercised ...

Wyman: Administration's 2012 Focus is on Business, Jobs and Reorganizing Education Patch.com 2011, Connecticut gained 7500 new jobs. The state itself will be creating more by allocating $50 million to fix bridges around Connecticut, which Wyman called both an investment in employment and a way to address the issue that "our infrastructure

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The ad agency tasked with promoting Connecticut as a great place to play, work and live may not come up with something as iconic as "Virginia Is For Lovers" or "I (Heart) New York," but it will sure have a lot more to work with than the state could have provided last summer.

Bioscience project draws skepticism Ct Post She spent a considerable part of the 90-minute discussion talking about plans to build a genome-research facility at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. That project would be a partnership with Jackson Laboratory, ... and more »

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Target Corp. will launch a handful of exclusive shops inside its stores that sell everything from candy to clothing. Five shops, which include The Privet House, a Connecticut home accessories store, will open inside Target stores in early May and remain open for six weeks.

Ion Torrent Systems Inc. of Guilford, Conn., showed off its new DNA sequencing machine and chip that it claims can map a human genome in 24 hours for a cost of $1,000 at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco Tuesday.

SAIC, Enova Energy Group, The Carlyle Group Launch $225 Million Plainfield ... Sacramento Bee The PRE project is owned by a subsidiary of Enova Energy Group and located on a 27-acre site in Plainfield, Connecticut. The plant will employ Best Available Control Technology (BACT) to control emissions and is fully certified as a renewable

CBS New York

Lawyer: Conn. state workers should repay food aid BusinessWeek By SUSAN HAIGH A lawyer for 17 Connecticut state employees suspected of fraudulently receiving special federal food stamps after Hurricane Irene hit the East Coast said Monday he is suggesting to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's administration that workers who ... Malloy

Labor and the Law: Filing deadlines for claiming discrimination? Ridgefield Press With regard to discrimination claims for Connecticut and for New York, there are different filing deadlines. To file a claim under Connecticut law, it must be filed with CHRO (the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights) within 180 days after the ...

Man accused of fraud says bank owes him $2.7M Seacoastonline.com Karl Hahn, formerly of Portsmouth and now living in Connecticut, filed the counterclaim in the US District Court of Massachusetts last week, with a demand for $2.7 million. He claims that before he was hired by Deutsche Bank in 2008, the bank spent ... and more »

Businesses mixed about new sick leave law Ct Post The new law requires affected businesses to provide a minimum of one hour of paid leave for every 40 hours an employee works, according to the Connecticut Business & Industry Association. Most manufacturing businesses are exempt from the new law, ... It's 2012 – Are You Ready For Paid Sick

Hartford Courant

Segarra Sworn In To First Full Term As Mayor Hartford Courant "We will reclaim our greatness as Connecticut's capital city because we are taking responsibility for our path and striving to make this capital a city that all [of] Connecticut can be proud of." The mayor pointed to his prior work in having blighted ... and

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Snow Jobs Valley Advocate She crossed the Connecticut River and is currently director of public relations at Okemo, one of Vermont's major resorts. While MacPherson chose a career in public relations, Ray DeVerry picked a path that kept him out on the slopes. ... and more »

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New Biotech Clusters in the US Are Scrambling to Challenge Established Regions Genetic Engineering News Erin Bovee, senior research analyst, life science with JLL, said the firm ranked 16 regions in which it does business on a scale of six equally weighted criteria: high-tech research and hospital/medical

Limited time left to register for 'Reinvent Connecticut' Connectcut Plus Manufacturing Reinvestment Account (MRA) program was expanded to help even more small manufacturers in Connecticut invest more in their businesses. • Subsidized Training & Employment Program (STEP) will provide funding to small businesses and small ... and

Signs of recovery for 2012 TheDay.com Here in Connecticut, we need job growth - and have needed real, sustained job growth for the past two decades or so. That means jobs with good wages, benefits and prospects. The state legislature and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy have been touting their ...

Area jobless rate varies widely by town Foster's Daily Democrat In November it posted an unadjusted unemployment rate of 4.9 percent, unchanged from October and better than the 5.4 percent jobless rate of a year ago. In New England, only Vermont has a lower unemployment at 4.7 percent, while Connecticut posted 7.9 ...

New State Laws Take Effect Jan. 1 Patch.com It authorizes tax credits for businesses hiring new employees, including those with disabilities. It provides loan reimbursements and grants to Connecticut students seeking jobs in alternative energy technology and other related fields funded by ...

Tottering into 2012 Westfair Online Connecticut has recouped just 30 percent of the jobs it lost in the Great Recession, according to the DOL. In November, business support services grew at the fastest pace both from October and a year ago. Construction employment dropped by a reported ...

What America's Same-Sex Couples and Our Families Gained in 2011 10 Thousand Couples The legislature and Governor Brown also corrected some of the inequities affecting same-sex couples by passing the Domestic Partnership Equality Act. Also in October, Connecticut became the 15th state to ban discrimination in employment and housing ... and

Westport's 2011: A 'big news' year of change, loss and weather Westport-News Photo: Contributed Photo, Autumn Driscoll/Connecticut Post / Westport News contributed A "Wanted" poster shows the suspect in the robbery and killing of Westport jeweler Yekutiel Zeevi. Photo: Contributed Photo / Westport News contributed A view from

Wish for 2012: A cut above Norwich Bulletin (blog) By JAMES MOSHER To those considering popping Champagne corks because of the recent drift down in Connecticut's unemployment rate (November: 8.4 percent), stay your hand. The Connecticut employment environment is lagging the nation's, according to the ...

Worker Accused of Fraud Waits For Decision CT Newsjunkie by Christine Stuart | Dec 29, 2011 5:15pm A healthcare worker at Connecticut Valley Hospital was the first of attorney Rich Rochlin's 17 clients to receive her pre-termination hearing on accusations she lied about her income to receive post-Irene food ... and more »

Even after Christmas, the need is still there Ct Post There is something you can do, however, because this is Week 5 of the Connecticut Post's Giving Fund, in which readers give directly to people in need. Here's how it works: Agencies find stories of people in the region who are in greatest need for ... and more »

For one electrician, green industry brings lot of light on Christmas Ct Post Patton is one of 500 city residents who enrolled in Green-Up Bridgeport, an employment program of Workplace, Inc., Southwestern Connecticut's Regional Workforce Board. Funded by a $4 million federal grant, the program trains students for emerging jobs ... and

Stamford-based GE Funding Capital Market Services, Inc. has agreed to pay $70 million in a settlement with federal officials and investigators in Connecticut and 23 other states stemming from a probe into bid rigging on municipal investments.

Conn. officials urge hiring of returning veterans CBS News (AP) HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut officials on Thursday urged employers to take advantage of new state and federal financial incentives and hire returning veterans, many of whom are having difficulty finding work. While figures vary depending on ... Blumenthal works on the edges, out of the

Report: Connecticut Income Disparity Widens CT Newsjunkie The report found that median weekly and hourly wages actually increased in Connecticut since 2006, but said that's likely not good news. The increase may be a result of higher unemployment levels in the lower earning sector which ran parallel to the ... and more »

The Hartford Makes A Difference In Asylum Hill With $3 Million In Community ... MarketWatch (press release) ... and the company increased the number of employee volunteers who participate in the program. -- The Hartford supported activities for Asylum Hill students through the Connecticut Science Center's STEM program and Achieve Hartford's

Fresh off its summertime IPO, Connecticut communications software company Tangoe Inc. paid $23.5 million Monday to buy ProfitLine Inc., a provider of telecom expense and mobility management services.

Can't get job done New York Post New Jersey is listed as the weakest state, with a 4 percent decline in jobs; Connecticut may see a modest 1 percent rise along the I-95 corridor. These largely unwelcome local distinctions come amidst prospective local gainers: lottery-size salaries in ... and more »

Connecticut Mandates Paid Sick Leave For Service Workers JD Supra (press release) Connecticut Mandates Paid Sick Leave For Service Workers December 15, 2011 EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN -DECEMBER 15, 2011 written by Jonathan A. Keselenko Effective January 1, 2012, employers with 50 or more employees in Connecticut are required to pay sick ...

Hospital employment a losing proposition in the short-term FierceHealthcare "[H]iring physicians is not always a winning proposition in the short-term," Kevin Murphy, treasurer and executive vice president of network and business development at Eastern Connecticut Medical Professionals, said in a Hartford Business Journal ... and

University of Connecticut Law Professor Richard D. Pomp Receives BNA's 2011 ... MarketWatch (press release) BNA's authoritative coverage spans the full range of legal practice areas, including tax & accounting, labor & employment, intellectual property, banking & securities, employee benefits, health care, privacy & security,

Nursing Home Owner: Union Pickets Illegal Despite Lockout [The Hartford ... Insurance News Net (press release) A lockout -- in which an employer bars employees from the workplace after a contract has run out -- is extremely rare in Connecticut , many long-time labor leaders said. Several could remember only one other case in 2005 when a union had

Bridgeport committee approves chief contracts Ct Post Acting Bridgeport Police Chief Joseph Gaudett Jr. Photo: Ned Gerard / Connecticut Post | Buy This Photo Bridgeport Police Chief Joseph Gaudett Jr. Photo: Ned Gerard / Connecticut Post | Buy This Photo BRIDGEPORT -- The employment contracts for Police ...

Hartford Courant

US Attorney Probing Allegations Of Food Stamp Fraud Hartford Courant "The state of Connecticut is not only the party that administered this federal program, but we are the employer of hundreds of applicants who received these benefits," McDonald said. "If we have employees in state government who have lied and

Post-Chronicle

League of Women Voters host conference on job creation Post-Chronicle The standing-room-only event was co-sponsored and hosted by the University of Connecticut School of Social Work in West Hartford and by Cablevision. Five panelists highlighted collaboration between the public and private sectors to invigorate the ...

And Yet Another Requirement for Employers: New Labor Law Posters on January 31 ... JD Supra (press release) If an employer knowingly and willfully fails to Pullman & Comley LLC www.pullcom.com Connecticut Employment Law Blog www.ctemploymentlawblog.com post the Notice, that failure may be considered evidence of unlawful motive in an unfair labor

Windsor's ING tops CT's best LGBT employers Hartford Business ING US in Windsor leads a 2012 ranking of a half dozen Connecticut companies that are the best workplaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees. Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index for the sixth straight year gave ... and more »

Connecticut Breastfeeding Coalition Adds Context to Guide JD Supra (press release) Pullman & Comley LLC www.pullcom.com Connecticut Employment Law Blog www.ctemploymentlawblog.com Connecticut Breastfeeding Coalition Adds Context to Guide By Daniel Schwartz on December 12th, 2011 A couple of months ago, I did a post on a new guide ...

Hartford Courant

Attorney Seeks Halt To Hearings On Food Stamp Fraud Hartford Courant ... Malloy administration to examine the actions of the Connecticut Light & Power Company after the freak, pre-Halloween storm plunged much of the state into darkness. He said employees of the Department of Social Services, which oversees food stamps, ... Cathy

Recession expands Connecticut's pockets of poverty The Connecticut Mirror After gaining about 4000 jobs in the first half of the year, the state lost 1400 jobs in the third quarter of 2011. That has left Connecticut with a "paltry" growth average of 800 jobs per quarter, Lanza said. What changed dramatically between July and

The Boston Globe

Mohegan Sun casino a mixed blessing for town The Boston Globe “They picked up a lot of jobs that were lost,'' McDaniel said. Mohegan Sun has more than 8000 employees, making it one of the largest employers in the state, the tribe says. Tony Sheridan, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut, ... and

Esty says CT must lead mutual aid fix Hartford Business Transparency and accurate reporting of outside utility assistance is paramount as Connecticut's utilities work to revamp the system, Esty said. However, the state government must spur the utilities to make these changes, Esty said. ... and more »

Unions, Occupiers March For Jobs & Safety New Haven Independent Tuesday evening's call for more jobs and less violence comes on the heels of a weekend event organized by the labor-affiliated Connecticut Center for a New Economy (CCNE). That meeting featured an identical rallying call. Many of the labor-backed ... and more »