OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-409
AN ACT CONCERNING WAGE THEFT RESPONSIBILITY.
As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4813)
Senate Calendar No.: 221
Primary Analyst: CR 5/6/24
Contributing Analyst(s): CW
Reviewer: CW
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.
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The bill 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.
Senate “A” removes the provision that allows contractors to request
the payroll records of employees from a subcontractor and to withhold
payments if a subcontractor fails to comply with such request. This does
not alter the fiscal impact.
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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). 2024SB-00409-R01-FN.docx Page 2 of 2
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.