Connecticut Maternity Leave: Everything Expectant Parents Need to Know About the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) workingmother.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from workingmother.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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While state legislatures focused much-needed attention on pandemic-related legislation throughout most of 2020, many continued to alter their employment laws in significant ways, or simply had previously passed laws scheduled to take effect at the start of 2021.
Some of the most prominent trends at the state and local level include creating or expanding paid leave benefits, pay equity, and anti-discrimination rules; restricting criminal background checks; and limiting the scope of non-compete laws. Employers should review these developments and consider updating their policies and procedures accordingly.
This Advisory provides a summary of major employment-related laws that take effect in 2021 in the following states and localities:[1]
New family medical leave payroll deduction begins on Jan 1 sfgate.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sfgate.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
But Republican leaders in the General Assembly continue to question whether the initiative makes financial sense, especially given the large number of coronavirus-related job losses in the state.
“If you look at the maximum contributions and maximum benefit under the law as written, I’m going to put $600 into a bank account and get to take $11,000 out. What household in Connecticut does that work for?” asked Sen. Kevin Kelly, R-Stratford, the incoming Senate Republican leader. He also noted that there are “historic levels” of unemployment in Connecticut now.
“On paper, the program never added up before and high unemployment and stagnant income growth will only further hurt solvency,” said Rep. Vincent Candelora, R-North Branford and incoming House Republican leader, in a statement. Both leaders said they strongly support some kind of paid family medical leave and asked for an independent actuarial analysis to determine whether the current program can deliver the promi