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New Connecticut leave laws complicate Simsbury payroll and bargaining; district preparing compliance steps

5967957 · October 15, 2025
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Summary

District HR described new paid sick‑leave and paid‑leave rules, expansion of Connecticut FMLA protections, and the operational impacts for school schedules and bargaining units.

Simsbury human resources staff told the board that three recent state law changes — a paid sick‑leave act, expanded Connecticut FMLA protections and the Connecticut Paid Leave program — require new administrative processes and will affect some non‑certified school employees.

What administrators said - Paid sick leave: the statewide paid sick‑leave law (effective Jan. 1) requires covered employees to have sick‑leave accruals; administrators…

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