While President Biden says he is the most pro-union president in history, many legislators in Connecticut seem determined to make theirs one of the most pro-union states. Although proponents have failed so far in annual efforts to make strikers eligible for unemployment compensation benefits, they have now managed to give them access to state-sponsored health insurance.
Effective October 1, 2023, Connecticut employees whose health care coverage has been terminated by an employer because of a strike, lockout, or other labor dispute will be eligible for special enrollment in state health insurance programs.
On June 28, 2023, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act. No. 23-172, which repeals and replaces Section 38a-1084 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The amendment creates a special enrollment period for employees whose health care coverage is terminated by an employer due to a labor dispute. This amendment garnered wide support, with not a single state representative in the house or senate voting against it.
The special enrollment period will allow employees engaged in labor disputes1 to enroll in health insurance through Access Health CT, the state's health insurance exchange. Previously, employees who lost employer-sponsored health insurance for participating in labor disputes could not enroll in state health insurance programs. The amendment now permits the exchange to offer such employees an enrollment period not otherwise provided by federal...
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