Creating effective employment law that balances the needs of both employers and employees is a process that requires open dialogue among all parties involved—before, during ,and after laws are enacted.

That was the message two of the state legislature’s Labor and Public Employee Committee leaders clearly agreed on during CBIA’s 2025 Employment Law Conference Oct. 21 in Bristol.

Several hundred human resource and labor law professionals attended the half-day event, which kicked off with an open discussion between committee co-chair Sen. Julie Kushner (D-Danbury) and ranking member Rep. Steve Weir (R-Hebron).

“This is a great opportunity to get some real inside perspective about how these decisions are made and how employment law is created here in Connecticut,” said CBIA’s Chris Davis, who moderated the discussion.

“As you can imagine, CBIA is representing employers’ interests at the state Capitol and we have worked hard on both sides.”

Davis told both legislators that CBIA and its members were “very appreciative of your open-door policy and willingness to have these conversations.”

“We may not always agree, but we can always have that respectful conversation and hear each other out,” he said.

So how does the committee decide which issues to tackle during annual legislative sessions?

In addition to working with groups like CBIA, chambers of commerce and labor unions, Kushner said the committee sets its agenda after looking at a variety of different sources.

“We look at...

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