Thirty-three years after the Americans with Disabilities Act, work remains segregated, and disabled workers earn less than minimum wage.
Erica E. Phillips
Erica covers economic development for CT Mirror. Before moving to Connecticut to join the staff she worked in Los Angeles for public radio’s Marketplace and, before that, for the Wall Street Journal's L.A. bureau. She grew up in Minneapolis, MN, graduated from Haverford College and earned a master’s in journalism from the University of Southern California.
Posted inEconomic Development
For this CT business, ‘workforce housing’ is actually working
Amid CT’s housing shortage, one employer found a quicker way to remedy the problem: purchasing property and housing its staff for free.
Posted inEconomic Development
Tesla skirts CT direct sales ban, plans retail location at Mohegan Sun
For Connecticut EV enthusiasts, picking up a Tesla meant driving across state lines — but soon, they will be able to buy one at Mohegan Sun.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: Are Hollywood strikes hitting CT?
Erica E. Phillips writes about the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes’ effect on CT and asks: Are companies responsible for harm their products cause?
Posted inHealth
Non-compete agreements limit access to care, CT doctors say
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy introduced the Workforce Mobility Act, which would prohibit non-compete agreements. Health care providers say that would be good for their patients.
Posted inEconomic Development
Hartford program seeks to connect kids with career opportunities
Hartford announced a career navigation program to help young people find jobs and to train young workers for thousands of unfilled CT jobs.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: CT loses out on ‘Biden bucks’
Erica E. Phillips writes about how the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision blocking Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan affects CT.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT child care sector braces for fallout as COVID grants end
With emergency funding running out and the CT kindergarten age rising, child care providers say their capacity will be strained even further.
Posted inEconomic Development
Without expected $10M boost, CT internships forced to cut back
The final budget deal included $5 million for youth internships — the same as last year, but half the amount many programs expected.
Posted inPolitics
Connecticut reacts to the death of Lowell Weicker
Connecticut politicians have Lowell Weicker stories, whether they were his contemporaries or younger. Here are some of their memories.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: Summer jobs
Erica E. Phillips writes about leisure and hospitality in CT as the state’s arts and culture sector gears up for the summer season.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: The structure beneath
Erica E. Phillips writes about CT’s limited housing stock and strained labor force, and wraps up the 2023 legislative session.
Posted inPolitics
CT fails to pass ‘coerced debt’ relief for domestic violence victims
Proposed relief for survivors of domestic and financial abuse fell through over details in legal language during legislature’s final hours.
Posted inPolitics
CT passes new regulations on alternative lenders
The bill lawmakers approved is aimed at improving transparency for CT small businesses that seek financing from certain alternative lenders.
Posted inHealth
CT won’t allow trade associations to offer health plans this year
A bill to allow CT trade associations to offer group insurance plans failed to gather enough support. Many patient advocacy groups opposed it.