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More than a dozen new laws will take effect Jan. 1 in Connecticut, including changes to absentee ballots, mandatory paid sick leave, and expanded protections for home health care workers.

The new Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Act is shaking things up significantly. If you’re an employer in Connecticut, here’s what you need to know – including a few potential pitfalls to avoid.

More than 500 property owners, renters, and business owners have benefitted from the Hartford Flood Relief and Compensation Programs, but more money is needed, officials said this week.

The State Bond Commission approved over $400 million in new state borrowing at its final meeting of the year Friday before saying goodbye to two of its members, who were attending their final meeting.

With the start of the new year comes Connecticut’s General Assembly session. This year, CTCPA has a range of topics that we will be pushing, as well as some other initiatives we plan to be involved in. Here's a snapshot of some of our initiatives:

Around 15% of households carry medical debt, according to data from the Census Bureau.

Republican leaders in the House and Senate announced the ranking member assignments for the joint committees in the Connecticut General Assembly for the upcoming legislative session.

OPM: Key Benefit Of Guardrails Is That They Also Protect Essential Services

As policymakers debate the future of Connecticut’s “fiscal guardrails,” this series of papers offers a data-driven analysis of the guardrails, their impact, and a framework for considering possible adjustments.

Analysis fuels advocates for new CT income tax break for families.

For the first time in decades, a Connecticut House speaker will get a third term. And a fourth term is not off the table.

Pay for state lawmakers in Connecticut will increase by 4.5% in each year of the two-year term that begins on Jan. 8 under a provision of the pay-raise bill that sped through the General Assembly two years ago.

Eight of the 26 existing joint committees of the Connecticut General Assembly will be getting new House co-chairs when the 2025 session opens on Jan. 8, a 27th committee will be created, and the jurisdiction of other panels will be revised.

State Republican lawmakers say a recent survey showing nearly 40% of adults in Connecticut are struggling financially should be “a wake-up call to all state Democrats.” Democrats, however, stress that now is the time to come together across party lines to respond to the needs of Connecticut families.

State also announces milestones for pension debt reduction.

Governor Ned Lamont, Comptroller Sean Scanlon, and Treasurer Erick Russell today are highlighting the release of two reports detailing the significant improvements made in recent years to strengthen the long-term health of Connecticut’s pension funds for retired state workers.

State will collect another $1.3 billion next year, but lawmakers can’t spend it.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the ongoing trend of decreasing rates in workers’ compensation insurance will result in Connecticut businesses receiving a 6% rate decrease beginning January 1, 2025.

On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed the Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act into law aiming to improve pay transparency and curb wage disparities. Massachusetts is the 5th state to pass pay transparency legislation in 2024 joining Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, and Vermont. This trend began in 2019 with Colorado. Since then, California, Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington have all passed similar measures.

The governor reversed his pledge to spare higher education from efficiency cuts.