As mandated by Public Act 19-25, Connecticut’s Paid Leave program will launch in January 2021.
The CT Paid Leave Program will allow workers in Connecticut to be able to take leave from work to care for a loved one, or themselves, without having to worry about lost income.
The CT Paid Leave Program will be implemented in two phases:
- Beginning in January 2021, the Paid Leave Trust Fund will be established based on contributions of 0.5% from the wages of non-unionized employees of the State and private sector employees, up to the Social Security wage contribution rate.
- Beginning in January 2022, those employees will be able to apply to the CT Paid Leave Authority for income replacement benefits when they take leave from work due to their own serious health condition, to care for a seriously ill family member, to bond with a new child, to take military family leave, or to address family violence.
Unionized employees of the State, as well as unionized employees of municipalities and local and regional Boards of Education, are not participants of the CT Paid Leave Program at this time but they can collectively bargain for participation in the program.
For more information about the CT Paid Leave Program, please review the Employee Fact Sheet or watch the Employee Guide to CT’s Paid Family & Medical Leave Act video.
To estimate your payroll deductions, use the contribution estimator found at ctpaidleave.org.
If you are interested in receiving updates about the CT Paid Leave Program, you can sign up for its mailing list.
For more information, contact: CT Paid Leave Program at https://ctpaidleave.org/