General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 358
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1888
Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Introduced by:
SEN. GUGLIELMO, 35th Dist. (By Request)
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 358
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 1888
Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Introduced by:
SEN. GUGLIELMO, 35th Dist.
(By Request)
AN ACT REQUIRING EMPLOYERS TO ALLOW VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND AMBULANCE PERSONNEL TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCY CALLS DURING WORK HOURS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require employers to allow volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance personnel to respond to calls during the work day. The employer would not be required to pay the employee for any time missed by the employee while responding to the emergency.
Statement of Purpose:
To increase the number of volunteer firefighters and ambulance personnel who can respond to emergency calls during the work day.