Lumber Dealers Association of Connecticut
Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce
Connecticut Bus Association, Inc.
Now is the worst possible time to increase costs on hard-working residents who cannot afford to have their health coverage jeopardized as we work to recover from this pandemic, the coalition stressed.
Thousands of local businesses in Connecticut are proud to provide health care for their employees. Yet, this proposed tax has the potential to force local business owners into unwanted and difficult decisions that will impact their ability to fully recover and re-open.
Earlier this month, local business leaders called on Governor Lamont and the General Assembly to acknowledge the negative affects the proposed tax would have on working-class families in the midst of a public health and economic crisis.
A coalition of over 40 employer groups is urging state lawmakers to reject a raft of labor- and employment-related bills it maintains will increase expenses for small businesses and stall Connecticut’s recovery from the massive economic blow dealt by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a letter, the business organizations denounced 12 bills approved by the Labor and Public Employees Committee, most of which have been framed by sponsors as improving protections and benefits for workers.
But the signatories said the proposals throw up barriers to job growth by raising costs and saddling employers with burdensome and unneeded regulations.
The list includes bills that would expand sick leave, require employers to recall certain laid off workers in order of seniority, invalidate non-compete agreements for employers making below a certain threshold, make it harder for companies to reject applicants due to their criminal history, and levy penalties against businesses for not providing sufficient
By Keith M. Phaneuf, CT Mirror
Gov. Ned Lamont kicked off this year’s state budget debate by urging lawmakers to avoid broad-based tax hikes as Connecticut’s economy crawls out of the coronavirus pandemic.
At the same time, though, many of Lamont’s fellow Democrats noted that COVID-19 has battered households as well, and given the state’s long-term fiscal challenges it might not be possible to provide relief for some without taxing others more.
But as the legislature’s tax-writing panel wraps its work this week, a wide range of proposals still hang in the balance.
The Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee must by Thursday decide the fate of proposed tax hikes on digital media ads and health insurance carriers, along with a statewide property tax aimed at high-value homes.
CT retailers see surge in consumer activity in March
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Shoppers patronize the SoNo Collection mall in Norwalk, Conn.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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The Capital Grille at Stamford Town Center in Stamford, Conn.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Shoppers wait outside Westfield Trumbull Mall prior to the shopping center’s May 20 reopening.Donald Eng / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Shoppers at the Connecticut Post Mall in Milford.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Connecticut retailers saw a surge of activity in March at about the same time that stimulus checks went out from the federal government.
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