Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Medical Marijuana Law Does Not Impair Employers’ Right to Drug-Free Workplace
Mar 22 2024 // A Connecticut employer has the right to terminate an employee who is impaired by medical marijuana in the workplace. The Connecticut Appellate Court on March 19 upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against a nonprofit...
How to Renew Your Insurance License with a Criminal Background Part 1: Alabama through Georgia
Mar 19 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Insurance licenses can be hard to get and keep, even for those with the most pristine backgrounds. So, what’s an insurance producer to do if they find themselves...
Connecticut Weighs Ban on Legacy Admissions at Private and Public Colleges
Mar 18 2024 // Connecticut lawmakers are considering banning the use of legacy and donor preferences in admissions to all colleges and universities across the state, including private ones like Yale University. A bill was advanced to the...
Connecticut State University Dormitory Fire Displaces 60 Students
Mar 8 2024 // A dormitory fire Monday at Central Connecticut State University is forcing 60 students into temporary housing, the university said. The started around 6 p.m. on the first floor of F. Don James Hall, the university said....
Connecticut Residents Sue Kimberly-Clark Over PFAS Use That Firm Denies
Mar 6 2024 // Some of manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Corp.’s neighbors in New Milford, Connecticut believe the paper goods manufacturer has contaminated their soil and drinking water with PFAS chemicals. Three of them have filed a...
Markets/Coverages: Connecticut Opens Door to Real Estate Insurer Honeycomb
Feb 20 2024 // The Connecticut Insurance Department has given Honeycomb Insurance approval to write policies statewide. Honeycomb offers customizable insurance coverage for apartment complexes, condominium associations, and single-family...
Vermont’s Consumer Protection Suit Against Energy Firms Returned to State Court
Feb 15 2024 // The federal district court in Burlington, Vermont recently granted the state attorney general’s motion to return the state’s consumer protection case against Exxon and other fossil fuel producers to state...
Judge Tosses Suit by Estate of Employee Killed in Crash After Mandatory Wine Tasting
Feb 9 2024 // A Connecticut judge has tossed a lawsuit by the estate of a woman who was killed in a crash while driving intoxicated following a mandatory wine tasting at the restaurant that employed her. The estate brought claims of...
Court Nixes ‘Wrongful Life’ Framing in Upholding $38M Fertility Malpractice Award
Feb 8 2024 // The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that claims involving the evolving field of assisted reproductive technologies can be decided using traditional negligence and medical malpractice principles and do not require...
Probe of Connecticut State Police Traffic Stops Shows No Intentional Racial Profiling
Feb 6 2024 // Inaccurate racial profiling data on traffic stops made by the Connecticut State Police was largely the result of data-entry mistakes and other mishaps, not an intentional effort by troopers to submit bogus information,...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Ericson Advisors of Connecticut
Feb 1 2024 // Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported the acquisition of Washington Depot, Connecticut-based Ericson Insurance Advisors. Ericson Insurance Advisors is a personal lines-focused insurance broker...
Connecticut Sues 28 Firms for Alleged Contamination by ‘Forever Chemicals’
Jan 31 2024 // The state of Connecticut is suing 28 chemical manufacturers that it alleges are responsible for “knowingly contaminating” the state’s waters and natural resources and harming public health with toxic PFAS...
No Injuries Reported After Steeple of Historic Connecticut Church Collapses
Jan 30 2024 // NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — An historic Connecticut church’s soaring steeple and roof collapsed on Thursday, leaving a gaping hole in the top of the building and the front reduced to a heap of rubble. No deaths or...
Connecticut Sees Growth in Captive Insurers for Fourth Straight Year
Jan 18 2024 // Commissioner Andrew Mais of the Connecticut Insurance Department announced a 37% increase in the state’s captive insurance sector in 2023. According to Mais, this growth includes the addition of 10 new captive...
Emergency Federal Aid Approved for Connecticut Following Severe Flooding
Jan 16 2024 // Connecticut is receiving emergency federal aid following severe flooding this month that caused dam breaches and road closures. President Joe Biden on Saturday approved an emergency declaration for the state that...
Connecticut Extends PTSD Benefits to All Workers Under Workers’ Compensation
Jan 11 2024 // The new year brought with it an expansion of Connecticut’s workers’ compensation benefits with regard to post-traumatic stress injuries or disorders (PTSD). Prior to January 1, only first responders were...
Kennedy Cousin Whose Murder Conviction Was Overturned Sues Cop, Connecticut Town
Jan 4 2024 // Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, whose murder conviction in the 1970s killing of a teenager in Connecticut was overturned, is suing the lead police investigator in the case and the town of Greenwich for alleged malicious...
Alex Jones Offers Sandy Hook Families $55 Million Over 10 Years
Dec 20 2023 // Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones` latest bankruptcy plan would pay Sandy Hook families a minimum total of $55 million over 10 years, a fraction of the $1.5 billion awarded to the relatives in lawsuits against Jones for...
Northeastern Storm Causes Power Outages, Flooded Roads, Fallen Trees, Travel Delays
Dec 20 2023 // A storm barreled up the East Coast on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees in the Northeast, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, and forcing flight cancelations and school closures. More than 5 inches (13...
Patriot Growth Adds Connecticut Benefits Firm
Dec 8 2023 // Pennsylvania-based Patriot Growth Insurance Services reports it has acquired Blueprint Benefit Advisors of Hamden, Connecticut. Blueprint provides employee benefits, human resource support, benefits technology, and...
