Connecticut legislators approved a bill that will require most employers in the service sector to provide paid sick days to their workers, continuing a trend of states creating more paid sick leave rights for workers.
The bill passed on a 76-65 vote after a long debate in the state House of Representatives on June 3 after passing the Senate by an 18-to-17 vote on May 25. Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) signed the legislation on June 8.
Under the bill, employees will be eligible for paid leave after having completed 680 hours of service (about 17 40-hour weeks). All covered employees will get a minimum of one hour of paid leave for every 40 hours worked and will be allowed to carry up to 40 hours of unused sick leave from one calendar year to the next.
Leave can be used under the bill when the employee gets sick, but also when the employee’s child, parents or spouse gets sick, or to deal with sexual assault or family violence issues. The passed bill was hailed in a statement by Gov. Dannel Malloy (D).
Not surprisingly, business has opposed the measure, saying it will slow job creation in a state with one of the lowest rates of job growth in the nation.
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