January 2023: Connecticut’s New Clean Slate Law Begins January 1, 2023
Update Applicable to:All employers in the state of Connecticut. What happened?On June 10, 2021, Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Connecticut’s “Clean Slate” law, Public Act No. 21-32, which expands protections for applicants and employees with criminal records by providing for the automatic erasure of certain criminal records. What are the details?Effective January 1, 2023, the […]
December 2022: FUTA Credit Reductions for California, Connecticut, Illinois, New York, and U.S. Virgin Islands for 2022
Update Applicable to:All employers in California, Connecticut, Illinois, New York, and U.S. Virgin Islands. What happened?On November 10, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) announced that California, Connecticut, Illinois, and New York would be subject to Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) credit reductions for 2022. The Federal Unemployment Insurance Tax Act (FUTA), Sections 3302(c)(2) […]
September 2022: Connecticut Expands Antidiscrimination Protections
Update Applicable to:All employers in the state of Connecticut. What happened?Connecticut has amended its human rights law to broaden coverage to all employers—regardless of employee count—and to add domestic violence protections. The changes take effect on October 1, 2022. What are the details? Antidiscrimination ProtectionsThe Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA), part of the state’s […]
September 2022: Connecticut’s Pandemic “Hero Pay” Program Goes Into Effect
Update Applicable to:All employers of employees are classified as “essential” under the CDC in the state of Connecticut What happened?Private-sector essential employees who worked in Connecticut during the pandemic may receive up to $1,000 in premium pay (i.e., “hero pay”) through a $30 million fund established under the state budget approved by the General Assembly […]
August 2022: Connecticut Adds CT FMLA Notice Requirements
Update Applicable to:All employers in the state of Connecticut. What happened?On July 29, 2022, the Connecticut Department of Labor (CT DOL) approved adopted new family and medical leave (CT FMLA) regulations. While the updated regulations primarily incorporate the changes to the law that took effect on January 1, 2022, they also create new notice requirements, […]
June 2022: Connecticut Employers Must Provide CT FMLA and CT Paid Leave Act Notice by July 1, 2022
Update Applicable to:All employers in the state of Connecticut What happened?On May 31, 2022, the Connecticut Department of Labor and the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority have issued a template written notice that employers may provide to employees explaining their entitlement to leave under the CT Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), as well as paid […]
May 2022: Connecticut Enacts Consumer Privacy Law
Update Applicable to:All businesses that collect personal data of customers in the state of Connecticut What happened?On May 10, 2022, Connecticut Governor Lamont signed Public Act No. 22-15, also known as the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), into law. What are the details?Effective July 1, 2023, the CTDPA will apply to individuals and entities that: The […]
