wage gap

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said he was both "a strong supporter of labor and the right to organize" and "somebody that supports small business."

The study, led by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation and funded by the federal government, will explore the benefits of closing the wage gap — and how the county can begin to do so.

Connecticut Voices for Children is one of several statewide groups that have repeatedly called for more affordable housing, citing the state’s shortage of multifamily housing and the widening gap between housing costs and income levels.

Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase to $15.69 an hour in less than a month, but not for tipped workers who can still legally be paid less than $7 an hour.

A Connecticut legislative committee has voted along party lines to advance a Democratic bill aimed at helping close the gender wage gap.