Remember how I indicated that most of the paid sick leave bill covers only “service workers”? That’s true, but there is a big exception that hasn’t been mentioned much elsewhere.
Indeed, employers who have 50 or more employees should beware: The new Paid Sick Leave bill’s anti-retaliation provisions may cover all employees, not just the
Employers, it’s time to tune up on your Spanish.
Buried in the new bill on Paid Sick Leave is a section that suggests to employers in Connecticut that a posting should be written in both English and Spanish.
First the context: Senate Bill 913 says that
As employers in Connecticut know, state and federal laws differ when it comes to paying overtime. Some employees (like computer professionals) are exempt from overtime obligations under federal law, but not under state law.
The new Paid Sick Leave bill just makes a mess of this distinction even further.
How?
Well, the definition of “service
UPDATED: June 9, 2011
Paid Sick Leave has officially passed the Connecticut General Assembly and awaits a formal signature by Governor Malloy (who has indicated he will sign the measure). There’s a lot of little things in the bill.
Here are the
Early Saturday morning, the Connecticut General Assembly passed two bills that will have a significant impact on employers in Connecticut. Both bills now need to be signed by the Governor (who has indicated he will sign them).
First, the Senate passed House Bill 6599, which adds “gender identity or expression” as a new protected
The Connecticut Senate this evening voted 18-17 to pass the Paid Sick Leave bill, S.B. 913. The bill went through an amendment today which completely replaces the previously printed bill.
You can access the new (and passed) version here.
I’ll have full details of the measure in a followup post, but here’s the brief rundown.
The Connecticut Senate is debating S.B. 913, the Paid Sick Leave Bill this afternoon. It is expected to go several hours.
You can watch the debate streaming live over CT-N here.
The CBIA has an update here. As of 2:30 p.m., the Senate began debate on one of a number of amendments.
The Connecticut General Assembly is heating up and a number of employment-related bills are still alive this legislative session.
The Labor & Public Employee Committee has voted a number of bills out, meaning that they’re up for consideration by either the House or Senate, or another committee. These include:
The Connecticut General Assembly is in full swing with a wide assortment of labor & employment law bills and concepts being introduced this month — many simply a rehash of bills that were introduced last year and never went anywhere. You can find a full list of the bills before the Labor & Public Employees