OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-409
AN ACT CONCERNING WAGE THEFT RESPONSIBILITY.
Primary Analyst: CR 4/5/24
Contributing Analyst(s): BP, CW
Reviewer: MM
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill, which makes contractors liable for unpaid wages owed to
employees of subcontractors that perform work on any portion of a
construction contract, does not result in any fiscal impact to the state or
municipalities.
1
Section 3 allows an employee and other designated parties to bring
action against a contractor for unpaid wages and does not result in any
fiscal impact to the state or municipalities. The court system disposes of
over 263,000 cases annually and the number of cases is not anticipated
to be great enough to need additional resources.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
1
Current law, unchanged by the bill, allows employees to sue an employer for failure
to pay wages or fringe benefits, and may be awarded up to twice their unpaid wages,
related costs, and attorney's fees (CGS § 31-72).