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The retiring Kurt Westby’s last day on the job as Commissioner of Connecticut's Department of Labor is in the first week of July. After he steps away,…
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Connecticut's unemployment rate has hovered above 8 percent, more than double the rate pre- pandemic. But now that the job market is picking up, why are…
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A preliminary state Labor Department analysis shows at least one in every 14 applications for unemployment benefits in Connecticut during the first year…
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It’s been exactly one year since 63-year-old Lucia Romero was laid off from her maintenance job. “It was exactly on March 23 last year that I was laid…
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The holiday season is coming up, but Coronavirus cases are on the rise. This hour, we check in with Governor Ned Lamont. Many of us want to see our…
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Connecticut’s economy likely will reemerge from the coronavirus pandemic in many small steps, beginning in June and continuing throughout the year, Gov.…
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Last month, the Connecticut Department of Labor received more than 300,000 unemployment claims. Last week, Governor Ned Lamont announced the formation of…
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Connecticut will pay tens of millions of dollars of backlogged unemployment insurance benefits in the next two weeks after crafting emergency upgrades to…
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A law passed this legislative session would have protected restaurant owners who are being sued over a provision in minimum wage law. But that bill was…
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The departure follows scrutiny over his role in a plea deal as a U.S. attorney in 2008. The agreement eased punishment for multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein for alleged sex crimes.