Connecticut Significantly Expands Paid Sick Leave
While Connecticut was the first state to require private employers to provide paid sick leave, its current statute is limited in coverage, as it only applies to employers with 50 or more employees in the state and only requires such employers to provide paid sick leave to employees who meet the definition of service worker (as defined by law). The new law will eliminate the service worker criteria, so that all Connecticut employees are eligible for paid sick leave (with limited exceptions for seasonal employees and certain unionized employees). The new law will also reduce the minimum employee threshold for meeting the definition of a covered employer in three phases, as follows: Effective January 1, 2025 : the requirements will apply to employers that employ 25 or more employees in the state; Effective January 1, 2026 : employers that employ 11 or more employees in in the state will be covered; Effective January 1, 2027 : employers that employ at least 1 employee in the s...