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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 623
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 1816
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
SEN. SAMPSON, 16
th Dist.
AN ACT ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT THAT EMPLOYERS
PROVIDE PAID SICK LEAVE IN THE EVENT OF CLOSURE BY
ORDER OF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That subsection (a) of section 31-57t of the general statutes be 1
amended to remove closure by order of a public official due to a public 2
health emergency from the purposes permitted for an employee to use 3
paid sick leave. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To eliminate the requirement that employers provide paid sick leave to
employees in the event of closure by order of a public official.