Law

Senate panel OKs easing independent contractor rules

Employers would be able to send workers to the state Labor Department to be certified as independent contractors if Senate Bill 191, a measure endorsed Tuesday by the Senate Commerce Committee, becomes law. The bill, approved over the objections of…

4 women allege sex harassment at Manchester firm

Four female employees of Manchester-based HR Concepts LLC have filed a sexual harassment suit last week against the Manchester company and its CEO, Peter H. Jennings. The suit charges that Jennings inappropriately touched several of the defendants and made crude…