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HR Hotline: Are You Subject to the Paid Sick Leave Law If Your Employee Count...

By Mark Soycher CBIA HR Counsel Q: Until recently, we have had at least 50 employees and therefore followed Connecticut’s Paid Sick Leave Law. We are not a manufacturing business, and many of our...

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From the President

Looking Forward By the time you read this issue of CBIA News, the 2014 campaign season and its media barrage of political attack ads will be a fading memory. We now look toward 2015, when the newly...

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CBIA Establishes Connecticut Bioscience Growth Council

Strengthens support for state’s biotech, biopharma companies As the biotechnology, biopharmaceutical, and related industries in the state continue to grow and innovate, they will now have a greater...

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Keys to Avoiding Prosecutions for Environmental Violations

EPA, DEEP, U.S. attorneys to manufacturers: ‘We want you to succeed’ By Lesia Winiarskyj How do we define success? It’s a question every organization, and every department within it, must answer. In...

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Connecticut Has Enormous Economic Potential…

But, says CBIA’s new leader, realizing that potential depends on policymakers’ commitment to making Connecticut a top state for business This month marks the beginning of Joe Brennan’s tenure as...

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If You Talk, They Will Listen

A veteran of the state legislature talks about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to communicating with lawmakers Brian Flaherty, CBIA’s senior vice president of public policy, was an eight-term...

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Keeping Track

Which bills move Connecticut up? Which ones don’t? As this issue of CBIA News goes to press, the state legislature is considering numerous proposals that would help Connecticut move up into the top 20...

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An Open Letter to State Legislators

From the CT20x17 Steering Committee Dear Connecticut Legislators: The 2015 General Assembly session will be ending soon. The choices you make in the next few weeks will have an enormous impact on...

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Labor Bills Continue to Vex Connecticut Business Community

CBIA working hard to defeat anticompetitive proposals With the threat of massive tax increases, unsustainable state spending, and a host of costly labor and employment bills, the 2015 legislative...

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Business Climate and Budget

Gov. Malloy, Brennan, Griebel discuss the issues By Bill DeRosa L-R: Gov. Dannel Malloy, CBIA President and CEO Joe Brennan, and MetroHartford Alliance President and CEO Oz Griebel. (Photo: Brian...

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Your Questions Answered

Do you have a question related to employment law, wage and hour issues, or human resources? Members can get free information from CBIA’s experts by calling 860.244.1900. By Mark Soycher and Lynn...

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Small Business, Big Influence

Don’t underestimate the impact you can have at the Capitol By Bill DeRosa Although the 2012 General Assembly has been in session since Feb. 8, experienced Capitol watchers know that some of the most...

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Manufacturing Can Lead the Way Again

Can the state do its part to foster a growth environment? By Bill DeRosa Perhaps more than any other industry sector, manufacturing has the potential to lead an economic resurgence in Connecticut. That...

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Business Survey Gives Candidates Food for Thought

Results provide clear recommendations for spurring economic growth and job creation in Connecticut On Sept. 7, CBIA and accounting firm BlumShapiro released the results of the 2012 Survey of...

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Gearing Up at the Capitol

CBIA supports leaner state budget, lower energy costs By Bill DeRosa On Jan. 9, newly elected state legislators will arrive at the State Capitol for the opening of the 2013 Connecticut General Assembly...

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Economic Outlook Hinges on Fiscal Choices

State’s defense industry on edge over sequestration decision By Bill DeRosa On January 4—just days after Congress passed a “fiscal cliff” agreement that, as a first step, raised taxes, took a pass on...

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