Connecticut’s first-in-the-nation paid sick leave law from 2011 is moving closer toward being updaeted. The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 88-61 in favor of requiring all employers, down to those with a single worker, to provide their employees with time off by 2027. Cheers were heard from the House gallery after the vote.
Connecticut state Rep. Manny Sanchez debates a bill in the House of Representatives chamber that would expand the state’s current paid sick leave law, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 in Hartford, Conn. The bill would eventually require all employers to provide time off by 2027. HARTFORD, Conn.
If the bill is ultimately signed by Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont, as expected, Connecticut will join Washington, D.C., Arizona, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont and Washington in requiring paid sick leave for any business with one or more employees.Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia
An employee would accrue one hour of paid sick leave for each 30 hours worked, for a maximum of 40 hours of paid leave per year.
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