Advocacy Updates

Job seekers may get a little help determining which openings to apply to under a proposed bill that would require employers to disclose salary ranges for job openings upon request.

Employee health care costs would push governor’s plan more than $100 million over the spending cap next fiscal year.

Advocates say tax relief is needed more than ever as Washington shrinks programs.

The General Law Committee held a public hearing Wednesday to discuss various bills, including Senate Bill 3, “An Act Concerning Consumer Protection and Safety.”

As artificial intelligence increasingly shapes hiring, workplace surveillance, and wages, Connecticut lawmakers are debating whether to impose new safeguards. AI-driven systems are already determining pay rates, particularly in gig-economy jobs like those with Uber and Lyft, in which algorithms set fares and driver earnings without transparency.

The federal government will pay about 7,000 IRS probationary employees, who were laid off less than a month ago, not to work while lawsuits over layoffs wind their way through the court system, the agency said Tuesday in an email.

The AICPA's 2025 tax priorities include increasing the reporting threshold for Form 1099-K to $10,000 from the $600 that would go into effect next year, according to a letter Monday to congressional finance leaders.

Between multiple waves of layoffs and legislative efforts to pull back more than $20 billion in funding, the gradual declawing of the Internal Revenue Service is well underway.

Advocates say tax relief is needed more than ever as Washington shrinks programs.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has reintroduced legislation to allow immediate expensing of research and development costs, all the way back to 2022 when the tax break expired.

There are many reasons for a business owner to develop a succession plan. It can ensure continuity and minimize disruptions, especially in the face of an unexpected death. It also can help prepare employees for future leadership roles.