High Court Rejects Union Challenge to Ethics Commission Opinion

The Connecticut Supreme Court rejected a labor union's challenge to a state ethics advisory board opinion that the Workers' Compensation Commission should not be permitted to prepare transcripts for private sale during work hours. Case: Council 4, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. State Ethics Commission et al., No. 18896, 05/08/2012, published.Facts: The State Ethics Commission issued an advisory opinion in 2009, concluding that hearing reporters for the Workers' Compensation Commission are not permitted under General Statutes Section 1-...