Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has signed a new law that will expand the circumstances in which service workers in Connecticut can use state-mandated paid sick leave. The new law goes into effect October 1, 2023.
Since its original passage in 2012, the Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Law has provided a defined set of “service workers” with certain leave entitlements, including paid sick leave accrual at a rate of one hour for every 40 hours worked, up to a maximum accrual of 40 hours per year. The law also required that service workers be permitted to roll over at least 40 hours of accrued, unused paid sick leave per calendar year.
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.
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.
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