Connecticut Labor Department

Complaints over wage theft and other labor violations are piling up while legislative proposals that would have increased staff didn't pass.

The Connecticut Department of Labor has failed to promptly investigate hundreds of complaints of unpaid wages, according to a state auditor’s report released this week.

Connecticut’s latest job numbers show that the state added 6,500 jobs in July but lags the nation in pandemic job recovery.

Job growth in Connecticut was essentially flat in June. That's according to the latest unemployment numbers released by the state labor department. The…