Connecticut Bills Threaten Businesses, Unemployment Changes

0:00Connecticut lawmakers just greenlit 48 bills in six weeks through their Labor and Public Employees Committee, piling on new mandates for. Employers that could tank the state's business edge. These ranged from letting striking workers grab unemployment after 14 days, something Governor Ned Lamont shot down last year to forcing. 14-day advanced schedules with penalties, capping self-checkout machines, and curbing non-compete deals. Business owners and groups are pushing back hard, saying, this hit small and mid-size companies, worse than mid-high taxes, energy bills, and a tight job. Market, making strikes costlier for everyone via employer. Funded unemployment taxes. Meanwhile, a few smart moves shine through, like streamlining environmental permits to cut delays, and boost certainty for investors deciding where to. Build. Lawmakers have, until May, to rethink this rush-balance worker, wins with real economic trade-offs, or risk-sending businesses packing to friendlier.

1:00States. That's your update from Hartford News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.