Connecticut has followed a growing trend among the states by implementing a system to provide paid time off to workers experiencing health and family-related issues. On June 25, 2019, Governor Ned Lamont signed into law “An Act Concerning Paid Family and Medical Leave,” making Connecticut the most recent state to pass a paid family leave law, joining California, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington. Connecticut’s law is currently regarded as the most generous paid family leave law in the country and is solely employee-funded through a mandatory payroll tax. The law revises Connecticut’s existing Family and Medical Leave law in a number of ways, the most significant of which are – leave is paid and all employers, regardless of size, must provide such leave.
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