Legislative

Legislative Update for APRIL 21 2008

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF BILLS THAT LOCAL 1298 IS WORKING ON:

Raised S.B. No. 217
Session Year 2008

This bill is tabled for the calender for the Senate

 


AN ACT MANDATING EMPLOYERS PROVIDE PAID SICK LEAVE TO EMPLOYEES.

To require certain employers to provide certain full-time employees the right to accumulate and use paid sick leave.

Introduced by: Labor and Public Employees Committee
 

   STILL WAITING FOR ACTION(former bill 5682)
Session Year 2008

 


AN ACT CONCERNING HIGH SPEED BROADBAND ACCESS.

To continue progress in the deployment and adoption of high speed Internet services and information technology, which are vital to ensuring that this state remains competitive and continues to create business and job growth, and to encourage and support the partnership of the public and private sectors in the continued growth of high speed Internet and information technology for the state's residents and businesses.

Introduced by: Energy and Technology Committee
 

 

 Substitute for Raised S.B. No. 56
Session Year 2008

This bill was passed by the Senate and is waiting for a vote in the House 

 


AN ACT ESTABLISHING A JOINT ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION ON EMPLOYEE MISCLASSIFICATION.

To create a task force to investigate and make recommendations to reduce employer's misclassification of employees for the purpose of avoiding paying certain benefits, fees and taxes.

Introduced by: Labor and Public Employees Committee

  Raised S.B. No. 57
Session Year 2008

This bill was passed both by the House and the Senate as ammended  


AN ACT REQUIRING EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE INJURED EMPLOYEES THE FORMS NECESSARY FOR FILING A CLAIM FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

To require employers to provide forms necessary for injured employees to help injured employees provide adequate notice of injury to the Workers' Compensation Commission.

Introduced by: Labor and Public Employees Committee
 
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Latest Update to Contact Information: April 26, 2008

 

Connecticut in the 110th Congress
(1st Session)

To retrieve much more detailed biographical and contact information about a given Congressmember, click on the member's name.

Residents of Connecticut are represented in Congress by 2 Senators and 5 Representatives. Member Name DC Phone DC FAX Electronic Correspondence Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D- CT) 202-224-2823 202-224-1083 http://dodd.senate.gov/index.php?q=node/3128&cat=Opinion Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (ID- CT) 202-224-4041 202-224-9750 http://lieberman.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm?regarding=issue Representative John Larson (D - 01) 202-225-2265 202-225-1031 http://www.house.gov/writerep/ Representative Joe Courtney (D - 02) 202-225-2076 202-225-4977 http://www.house.gov/writerep/ Representative Rosa L. DeLauro (D - 03) 202-225-3661 202-225-4890 http://www.house.gov/delauro/IMA/issue.htm Representative Christopher Shays (R - 04) 202-225-5541 202-225-9629 http://www.house.gov/shays/contact/index.shtml Representative Christopher Murphy (D - 05) 202-225-4476 202-225-5933 http://www.house.gov/formchrismurphy/ic_zip_auth.htm

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