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Parental Engagement
State: Connecticut
Subject: Small Necessities Leave, Job-Protected Leave
Bill: H.B. 6501
Sponsor: Joint Committee on Children
Introduced and referred to Joint Committee on Children: 02/27/2013
Hearing in Joint Committee on Children: 03/01/2013
Passed Joint Committee on Children: 03/27/2013
Referred to Committee on Appropriations: 04/03/2013
Summary:
As introduced, the bill would allow workers employed by businesses with 10 or more employees to receive 20 hours of parental leave per school year to participate in their child's, grandchild's or ward's qualified school-related activities. Workers may use their existing vacation, sick leave, personal leave, compensatory time off or unpaid leave. Employers are prohibited from discriminating against a worker for taking time off to participate in school activities.
The bill was substituted to change the number of hours of parental leave per school year from 20 hours to eight hours. Under the substituted bill, an employer may require workers to take a minimum of two hours of parental leave for each school-related activity and clarifies that qualified school-related activities do not include extracurricular activities such as sporting events, performances or field trips.
This database provides short summaries of bills and statutes. The summaries are not intended to constitute legal advice. To find out how laws relate to your particular situation, you must contact a lawyer who specializes in employees’ rights, the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division (1-866-4USWAGE), your state labor department and/or your union.
