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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7045
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 4604
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
(LAB)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS'
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINOR AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO
STATUTES CONCERNING LABOR.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsections (c) and (d) of section 31-49g of the general 1
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
(Effective from passage): 3
(c) (1) Beginning on January 1, 2022, but not later than February 1, 4
2022, covered employees shall receive compensation under this section 5
for up to twelve weeks of leave in any twelve-month period taken for 6
one or more of the reasons listed in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of 7
section 31-51ll or subsection (i) of said section or section 31-51ss, as well 8
as for two additional weeks for a serious health condition resulting in 9
incapacitation that occurs during a pregnancy, if such covered employee 10
(A) provides notice to the authority, and such covered employee's 11
employer, if applicable, of the need for such compensation in a form and 12
manner prescribed by the authority, and (B) upon the request of the 13
authority, provides certification of such covered employee's need for 14 Raised Bill No. 7045
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leave and therefore compensation in the manner provided for in section 15
31-51mm to the authority and such employer, if applicable. Covered 16
employees who are not currently employed or have enrolled in the 17
program pursuant to section 31-49m shall receive compensation in like 18
circumstances. Should the authority determine that it is 19
administratively feasible and prudent, the program may begin 20
providing compensation for leave taken for reasons listed in 21
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 22
31-51ll prior to offering compensation for leave taken for the other 23
reasons listed in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 31-51ll or the 24
reasons listed in subsection (i) of said section or section 31-51ss. 25
(2) The weekly compensation offered to covered employees shall be 26
equal to ninety-five per cent of the covered employee's base weekly 27
earnings up to an amount equal to forty times the minimum fair wage, 28
as defined in section 31-58, and sixty per cent of that covered employee's 29
base weekly earnings above an amount equal to forty times the 30
minimum fair wage, except that the total weekly compensation shall not 31
exceed an amount equal to sixty times the minimum fair wage. 32
Compensation shall be available on a prorated basis. 33
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) of this 34
subsection, if employee contributions are the maximum percentage 35
allowed and the authority determines that employee contributions are 36
not sufficient to ensure solvency of the program, the authority shall 37
reduce the benefit for covered employees by the minimum amount 38
necessary in order to ensure the solvency of the program. 39
(4) If a covered employee elects to have income tax deducted and 40
withheld from such covered employee's compensation, the amount 41
specified shall be deducted and withheld in a manner consistent with 42
state law. 43
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (g) of section 31-44
51ll, two spouses employed by the same employer shall each be eligible 45
for up to twelve weeks of compensation under this section in any 46 Raised Bill No. 7045
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twelve-month period. Such eligibility for compensation shall not 47
increase their eligibility for job-protected leave beyond the number of 48
weeks specified in said subsection. 49
Sec. 2. Section 31-49u of the general statutes is repealed and the 50
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 51
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-6c, the Governor, in 52
consultation with the authority, may enter into a memorandum of 53
understanding with any federally recognized tribe located within the 54
state to authorize employees of both the tribe and any tribally owned 55
business to participate in the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance 56
Program. Any such participation in the program shall be governed 57
solely by the terms of any memorandum of understanding entered into 58
pursuant to this section. 59
Sec. 3. Subdivision (13) of section 31-57r of the general statutes is 60
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 61
passage): 62
(13) "Sibling" means a brother or sister related to an employee by (A) 63
blood, marriage or adoption by a parent of the employee, or (B) [by] 64
foster care placement; 65
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 31-49g(c) and (d)
Sec. 2 from passage 31-49u
Sec. 3 from passage 31-57r(13)
LAB Joint Favorable