Connecticut Legislature Approves Major Revision to State's Mandated Paid Sick Leave
Connecticut’s paid sick leave law currently applies to employers who employ at least 50 individuals in the State of Connecticut . That threshold will be lowered beginning on the effective date of the new law (expected to be Jan. 1, 2025) and will reduce annually until Jan. 1, 2027, at which time it will apply to employers with one or more employees in the State of Connecticut. Under the new law, the definition of covered employer will be adjusted as follows: As of Jan. 1, 2025 – Employers employing 25 or more individuals in the state As of Jan. 1, 2026 – Employers employing 11 or more individual s in the state As of Jan. 1, 2027 – Employers employing one or more individuals in the state Self-employed individuals and employers that participate in multiemployer health plans maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements between a construction-related union and employer are not covered employers under the new law. Of equal importance is the expansion of the in...