Further, " The Department will not authorize the termination or diminishment of company provided service work." And, " In each of the Companies’ future rate cases, the Department will address the financial issues that are part of this evidentiary record. This includes reductions in overall payroll expenses produced by the workforce reductions as well as O&M expenses that have been decreased by the Companies."

The Hartford Courant story can be found here: Utility Regulators Won't Prevent Two Gas Companies From Laying Off Workers

The New Haven Register story includes a response from Attorney General Richard Blumenthal.