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Connecticut Paid Leave Authority backs bill to extend coverage to uncertified school staff
Summary
Committee heard a legislative update on Senate Bill 1427, which would expand paid family and medical leave eligibility to school employees in positions that do not require certification or licensing; staff said they testified in support and the labor committee has added job-protection language under Connecticut FMLA.
The Connecticut Paid Leave Authority’s Outreach & Engagement Committee heard an update on Senate Bill 1427 on March’s committee call, which would expand paid family and medical leave insurance benefits to school employees in positions that do not require certification or licensing.
Erin, a staff member at the authority, said she testified in support of the bill on March 4 and that the labor committee was considering substitute language that would add job-protection under the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act (Connecticut FMLA). "I testified in support of the bill on March 4," she said.
The substitute…
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