Robyn A. Porter

Two years ago, I worked hard to pass a piece of legislation that focused on assisting working families and improving their quality of life by increasing the minimum wage over a series of several years until it reaches $15 in 2023.

House Leaders Name Porter as Labor Chair

Essential workers that deliver a variety of services in Connecticut, from childcare to in home care, shared their experiences during COVID-19 and made calls for increased PPE distribution and access for all essential workers; Paid sick leave for all essential workers; the passage of a Presumptive Worker’s Compensation law; No cost COVID-19 testing and treatment for all essential workers; and hazard pay.

In the piece I call for more accessible PPE, the creation of a relief fund for undocumented residents, a workers' compensation presumption, and hazard and sick pay.