More than 100,000 fraudulent unemployment applications were filed in Connecticut as joblessness spiked during the coronavirus pandemic last year and continued into 2021, the state Department of ...

Connecticut employers added 14,100 jobs last month, the state Labor Department reported Thursday, expanding the state’s workforce reeling from the coronavirus while also kicking nearly 3,000 ...

From 2019 through 2022, the Connecticut Department of Labor ordered employers to pay almost $17 million in stolen wages after investigations.

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut’s unemployment system is receiving several thousand claims a day — and the state suspects 75% are fraudulent. The state department of labor pu… ...

The Connecticut Labor Department reported an increase in unemployment benefits due to identity theft. By Rob Polansky and Susan Raff Published : Jul. 21, 2023 at 10:16 AM EDT | Updated : Jul. 21 ...

The Connecticut Department of Labor is urging residents to be cautious of a new scam targeting people who are applying to jobs. Scammers are targeting people seeking employment by claiming to be ...

About 1,000 worker complaints submitted to the CT Department of Labor, including claims of wage theft, have not been investigated. ... Support trusted journalism in Connecticut.

Connecticut Department of Labor Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo released the March jobs report on Thursday, noting that the month’s economic indicators are mixed. The state’s unemployment rate ...

Kurt Westby, commissioner of the Connecticut Labor Department, in a June 15, 2016 file photo. Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media.

Staffing issues and budget constraints have left the Connecticut Department of Labor scrambling to respond to wage theft reports. Recovered stolen wages have decreased by more than 50% between ...

On March 13, 2020, the Connecticut Department of Labor (CT DOL) issued guidance for workers and employers in the form of a set of frequently asked questions about coronavirus (COVID-19).