Signed by Governor Dan Malloy

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires employers to provide paid sick leave to service workers, effective January 1, 2012.

Highlights:

• Requires employers to provide paid sick leave annually to each of their “service workers” in the state (Sec. 2).

• Defines “service worker” as an employee of a certain occupation including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):
• Social Workers;
• Librarians;
• Medical and Health Services Managers
• Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics;
• Nursing Aides, Orderlies and Attendants;
• Cooks, Bartenders, Dishwashers, Waiters and Waitresses; and
• Retail Salespersons.

• Requires paid sick leave for “service workers” to begin to accrue starting January 1, 2012 (Sec. 2).

• Requires paid sick leave to accrue at a rate of 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours worked, and that total sick leave shall not be more than 40 hours per calendar year (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes “services workers” to roll over up to 40 hours of paid sick leave from 1 calendar year to the next (Sec. 2).

• Requires employers to pay employees at a rate equal to or greater than their normal salary (Sec. 2).

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