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7	7		General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 943
8	8		January Session, 2021
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14	14		AN ACT REQUIRING EMP LOYERS TO PROVIDE CE RTAIN
15	15		INFORMATION TO DOMES TIC WORKERS AT THE TIME OF HIRE
16	16		AND ESTABLISHING AN EDUCATION AND TRAINI NG GRANT
17	17		PROGRAM FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS.
18	18		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
19	19		Assembly convened:
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21	21		Section 1. Section 31-71a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
22	22		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 2
23	23		[Whenever] As used in sections 31-71a to 31-71i, inclusive, and 3
24	24		section 3 of this act: 4
25	25		(1) "Employer" includes any individual, partnership, association, 5
26	26		joint stock company, trust, corporation, the administrator or executor of 6
27	27		the estate of a deceased person, the conservator of the estate of an 7
28	28		incompetent, or the receiver, trustee, successor or assignee of any of the 8
29	29		same, employing any person, including the state and any political 9
30	30		subdivision thereof; 10
31	31		(2) "Employee" includes any person suffered or permitted to work by 11
32	32		an employer; 12
33	33		(3) "Wages" means compensation for labor or services rendered by an 13
34	34		employee, whether the amount is determined on a time, task, piece, 14
35	35		commission or other basis of calculation; 15 Substitute Bill No. 943
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42	42		(4) "Commissioner" means the Labor Commissioner. 16
43	43		Sec. 2. Section 31-71f of the general statutes is repealed and the 17
44	44		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 18
45	45		(a) Each employer shall: (1) Advise his employees in writing, at the 19
46	46		time of hiring, of the rate of remuneration, hours of employment and 20
47	47		wage payment schedules, and (2) make available to his employees, 21
48	48		either in writing or through a posted notice maintained in a place 22
49	49		accessible to his employees, any employment practices and policies or 23
50	50		change therein with regard to wages, vacation pay, sick leave, health 24
51	51		and welfare benefits and comparable matters. 25
52	52		(b) Each employer employing a domestic worker, as defined in 26
53	53		section 3 of this act, shall advise the domestic worker, in writing, at the 27
54	54		time of hiring, of: (1) The rate of remuneration, hours of employment 28
55	55		and wage payment schedules; (2) the job duties and responsibilities; (3) 29
56	56		the availability of sick leave, days of rest, vacation, personal days and 30
57	57		holidays, whether such days are paid or unpaid and the rate at which 31
58	58		such days accrue; and (4) whether the employer may charge any fees or 32
59	59		costs for board and lodging, and, if so, the amount of such fees or costs. 33
60	60		Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) As used in this section: 34
61	61		(1) "Domestic worker" means any employee who is paid or who is 35
62	62		told he or she will be paid to perform work of a domestic nature in or 36
63	63		about a private dwelling, including, but not limited to, housekeeping, 37
64	64		laundering, meal preparation, home companion, home management or 38
65	65		child care services or the caretaking of individuals, including sick, 39
66	66		convalescing and elderly individuals, or other household services for 40
67	67		occupants of the private dwelling or the guests of such occupants. 41
68	68		"Domestic worker" does not include (A) any individual providing 42
69	69		babysitting services on an irregular or intermittent basis; or (B) a 43
70	70		personal care attendant, as defined in section 17b-706 of the general 44
71	71		statutes, providing services pursuant to a state-funded program, 45
72	72		including, but not limited to, (i) the program for individuals with 46 Substitute Bill No. 943
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79	79		acquired brain injuries, established pursuant to section 17b-260a of the 47
80	80		general statutes, (ii) the personal care assistance program, established 48
81	81		pursuant to section 17b-605a of the general statutes, (iii) the Connecticut 49
82	82		home-care program for the elderly, established pursuant to section 17b-50
83	83		342 of the general statutes, (iv) the pilot program to provide home care 51
84	84		services to disabled persons, established pursuant to section 17b-617 of 52
85		-	the general statutes, (v) the individual and family ~~support~~ waiver 53
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86	86		program administered by the Department of Developmental Services, 54
87	87		or (vi) the comprehensive waiver program administered by the 55
88	88		Department of Developmental Services; 56
89	89		(2) "Nonprofit organization" means any organization that is exempt 57
90	90		from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 58
91	91		1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the 59
92	92		United States, as amended from time to time; and 60
93	93		(3) "Qualified organization" means: (A) Any nonprofit organization 61
94	94		that has not less than five years of experience working with domestic 62
95	95		workers; or (B) any organization that works with a nonprofit 63
96	96		organization that has not less than five years of experience advocating 64
97	97		for domestic workers or other low-wage workers. 65
98	98		(b) The commissioner shall establish a domestic workers education 66
99	99		and training grants program to provide grants to qualified 67
100	100		organizations for the following purposes: 68
101	101		(1) To provide education and training for domestic workers and 69
102	102		employers addressing laws regarding minimum wage, overtime, sick 70
103	103		leave, record-keeping, wage adjudication and retaliation and the 71
104	104		requirements of subsection (b) of section 31-71f of the general statutes, 72
105	105		as amended by this act; 73
106	106		(2) To provide one or more online resources for domestic workers and 74
107	107		employers on state laws and regulations relating to domestic workers; 75
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109	109		(3) To provide technical and legal assistance to domestic workers and 77 Substitute Bill No. 943
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116	116		employers through legal service providers. 78
117	117		(c) The commissioner may enter into an agreement pursuant to 79
118	118		chapter 55a of the general statutes, with a person, firm or corporation to 80
119	119		administer the grants program established pursuant to subsection (b) of 81
120	120		this section. 82
121	121		(d) The commissioner, in consultation with such person, firm or 83
122	122		corporation, if applicable, shall create guidelines necessary for the 84
123	123		administration of the provisions of this section. 85
	124	+	Sec. 4. (Effective July 1, 2021) The sum of two hundred ten thousand 86
	125	+	dollars is appropriated to the Labor Department from the General Fund, 87
	126	+	for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, for the domestic worker's 88
	127	+	education and training grants program established pursuant to section 89
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124	129		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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127	132		Section 1 October 1, 2021 31-71a
128	133		Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 31-71f
129	134		Sec. 3 October 1, 2021 New section
	135	+	Sec. 4 July 1, 2021 New section
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131		-	APP Joint Favorable Subst.
	137	+	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
	138	+	In Section 2(b)(4), "individual or" was deleted for clarity; in Section
	139	+	3(a)(1)(B), ", as defined in section 17b-706 of the general statutes," was
	140	+	added after "attendant" for clarity; in Section 3(b)(1), "laws regarding"
	141	+	was added after "addressing" for clarity and accuracy; in Section 3(c),
	142	+	"or other entity" was deleted for accuracy; and in Section 3(d), "or entity"
	143	+	was deleted for accuracy and consistency.
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