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Our two prior blog posts, found here and here, covered the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee’s final flurry of activity of approving and advancing bills out of committee.  In addition to the bills that we have already summarized, here is a brief summary of other bills approved by the Committee (and which now await action by the full General Assembly).  OSHA H.B. No. 6477 (“ An Act Concerning Volunteer Fire Departments And Ambulance Companies And The Definition Of Employer Under The State Occupational Safety And Health Act ”) would clarify the definition of �...

At its February 18, 2021 meeting, the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee began the process of approving bills.  The following is a brief summary of the bills that the Committee voted favorably on and advanced out of committee.    BREASTFEEDING IN THE WORKPLACE: The Committee approved House Bill No. 5158 (“An Act Concerning Breastfeeding In The Workplace”), which would amend current laws regarding lactation rooms in the workplace so as to require (provided there is no undue hardship) that such lactation rooms 1) be free from intrusion and shielded from the publi...

Villagers work together to pool resources and address longstanding challenges Through local committees, villagers tap into their collective potential to undertake some much-needed improvements to their community. ©FAO/Amir Khaleghiyan 18/02/2021 A road to connect the village to urban areas. A school in need of rehabilitation An upgrade to the leaky pipeline wasting precious drinking water. Villagers in Zangooyi were holding their breath for many changes that would greatly improve their community, but the funding always seemed to be lacking. In this rural settlement ...

Written by Sarah Clark   HARTFORD - State Senator Tony Hwang (R-28) after winning re-election to his 4th term as state senator was given his Connecticut General Assembly legislative committee assignments for the 2021/2022 legislative sessions scheduled to start in January 2021. Sen. Hwang has been named by the Senate Republican leader-elect Kevin Kelly to become the Senate Republican minority leader on the Public Health, Insurance and Real Estate and the Planning and Development Committees. Additionally, he will serve as a member on the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee. ...