Family and Medical Leave Act Expansion

The Connecticut House recently passed a paid family and medical leave bill, which is expected to be signed into law by Governor Ned Lamont.

This new legislation would expand employee eligibility and covered reasons for leave effective July 1, 2022.

As explained by JD Supra, the major practical effects of the bill, once signed, are:

• “Making 12 weeks of paid leave, funded by a 0.5% employee payroll tax (effective in 2021), available to the vast majority of employees in Connecticut beginning in 2022; and”
• “Expanding covered FMLA reasons to include caring for grandparents/children, siblings, and those who are equivalent to a family member.”

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The information included in this blog post originally appeared in an article from Bloomberg Law on June 3, 2019 written by Francis Alvarez and Sally Welch St. Onge.