The following article was first posted on Berchem Moses PC’s Labor and Employment Law Journal. It is reposted here with permission.

Public and private employers with at least 25 employees in Connecticut must prepare for changes to the Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Law that go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

Now is the time to review and update policies to be ready for the change.

Employers with 25 to 49 employees and manufacturers become obligated to comply with this law for the first time; larger employers were already required to comply with this law, but likely need to change their policies to remain compliant.

Broadly speaking, this law requires employers to provide paid sick leave to employees for various reasons, but is not to be confused with Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act or Connecticut Paid Leave.

Covered Employers

Employers that previously were not covered by this law are likely to be covered in the near future.

Previously, the law only applied to employers with 50 or more employees in the state.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, the threshold will be 25 or more employees in the state; one year later, the threshold drops to 11 or more employees in the state, and one year after that, it will apply to employers of even one employee in the state. (Take note, employers of a family nanny, housekeeper, or personal care attendant!)

Employee count will be determined by the employer’s payroll for the week containing Jan. 1 each year (this previously was Oct. 1).

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