OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6668
AN ACT MODERNIZING THE PAID SICK DAYS STATUTES.
Primary Analyst: CW 4/4/23
Contributing Analyst(s): BP
Reviewer: MM
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Labor Dept. GF - Cost 171,562 324,402
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
GF - Cost 62,330 127,776
Labor Dept. GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
Minimal Minimal
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill, which expands paid or unpaid sick leave to approximately
1.6 million workers, results in a cost to (1) the Department of Labor
(DOL) of $171,562 in FY 24 (partial year cost) and $324,402 in FY 25 and
(2) the State Comptroller- Fringe Benefits account of $62,330 (partial
year cost) in FY 24 (partial year cost) and $127,776 in FY 25, as well as a
potential minimal revenue gain associated with civil penalties from
violations.
2
In order to administer the expanded sick leave provisions, DOL
would require two Wage Enforcement Agents ($89,177 for salary and
$38,186 for fringe benefits each) and one Staff Attorney ($112,769 for
salary and $48,288 for fringe benefits) along with associated
1
The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts
administered by the Comptroller. The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost
associated with most personnel changes is 42.82% of payroll in FY 24.
2
Civil penalties for violations of the state's sick leave provisions range from $100 to
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equipment/overhead costs of $26,000.
Sections 5 allows that appeals to decisions made by the Labor
Commissioner may be brought in Superior Court. This does not result
in any fiscal impact to the state or municipalities. The court system
disposes of over 250,000 cases annually and the number of cases is not
anticipated to be great enough to need additional resources.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation. The ongoing revenue
impact identified above would continue into the future subject to the
number of violations found.