On June 26, 2023, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a law expanding the use of state-mandated paid sick leave for service workers. The law introduces two changes to the reasons for use under the existing Connecticut paid sick leave law.
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Effective date: 10/1/23
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Employers Affected: The Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Law generally applies to employers with at least 50 employees in Connecticut. Certain manufacturing employers, as well as nationally chartered non-profits providing recreation, childcare and education services, are exempted.
Employees Covered: The law defines "service workers" as employees in certain occupations on a specific list of code numbers and titles from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics Standard Occupational Classification system. The list of occupations that fall within the definition is lengthy and includes office staff, servers, bus drivers, janitors, cashiers, and social workers, amongst many others. Day and temporary workers do not qualify as "service workers" under the law.
Connecticut Expands Permitted Uses of Paid Sick Leave for Service Workers
Jackson Lewis | Jul 2023
Expanded Leave Uses. SB 2 expands covered uses in two ways: First, service workers can use "sick" leave for a "mental health wellness day," i.e., a day during which the individual attends to their emotional and psychological well-being instead of working their regularly scheduled shift. Second, in addition to taking "safe" leave if they personally are a victim of family violence or sexual assault, service workers can take such leave if they are a parent or guardian of a child who is a victim – provided the employee is not the (alleged) perpetrator – for medical care or psychological or other counseling for physical or psychological injury or disability, obtaining services from a victim services organization, relocating due to family violence or sexual assault, or participating in any civil or criminal proceedings related to or resulting from family violence or sexual assault.
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