Two new changes to the employment landscape in Connecticut are set to take effect July 1, 2022, including expansions to the state’s minimum wage rate and limitations on disciplinary measures that may be taken with respect to employees who refuse to attend employersponsored meetings or view communications purposed to communicate an employer’s opinion on religious or political matters. Timely compliance is critical to avoid penalties or possible civil claims. Here’s what Connecticut employers need to know.
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measures that may be taken with respect to employees who refuse to attend employer- sponsored meetings or view communications purposed to communicate an employer’s opinion
Effective July 1, 2022, Connecticut’s minimum wage is increasing from $13.00 per hour
minimum wage rate over a 5-year period, beginning in 2019, to an ultimate rate of $15.00 as
of June 1, 2023. On January 1, 2024, the state’s minimum wage rate will become indexed to
terminating employment) or threaten to discipline employees for refusing to attend company- sponsored meetings to listening to or viewing company communications primarily purposed to
Thus, Connecticut employers may not take any action to discharge, discipline, or otherwise
1 “Political Matters” is defined as matters relating to elections for political office, political parties, proposals to
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