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Pastor Stands By Charter School Manager | New Haven Independent

Enrollment in Connecticut's HUSKY Program Increased Under the Affordable Care Act | Connecticut Voices for Children

Psst … NLRB Finds “No Gossip” Rule Unlawful Continuing its trend of scrutinizing employers' handbook policies, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently found that an employer's "no gossip" policy — prohibiting employees from instigating or participating in gossip about the company, coworkers or customers — was overbroad and violated federal labor law. Likewise, the NLRB found that firing an employee for violating that rule was unlawful. Laurus Technical Institute, a for-profit technical institution in Georgia, maintained a "No Gossip Policy" that applied to its employees. The policy stated that gossip was "not tolerated," and that employees who engaged in gossip "will receive disciplinary action." "Gossip" was defined as: "[T]alking about a person's personal life when they are not present." "[T]alking about a person's professional life without his/her supervisor present." "[C]reatin...

WPRV Artist Of The Month  interview by Wendy Williamson-Bonner aka msconcerned

Supreme Court Decides Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community

  I know the photo is a little fuzzy, but you know technology doesn't always do what we want it to.  A lot like me as a child I didn't always do what "she" told me to and many years later I paid for it.  One thing I remember about this lady is that she said, "Make sure your handbag and your shoes match".  What for, who cares I thought, until you take a photo... She would tell me in my youth, "you don't have to be available every time time the phone rings."  I thought to myself, she has got be crazy, don't she know that THE most desirable "boy" from school is going to call me?!  It was years and I mean years later when I found  my  voice to say no, I don't have to accept the first set of rims that offers me an opportunity of life filled with   unknown  garbage.  I would often open the refrigerator door and peruse the contents until I visually saw something that would complement my appetite.  There she goes again yelling about ...

Labor History Bill Passes Senate « CBS Connecticut