Legislator seeks clear pay‑stub code keys to prevent errors and hidden underpayments

Mar 11, 2025

Representative Liz Linehan told the Labor Committee that pay stubs at many health care and service employers use opaque pay codes that leave workers unable to confirm whether differentials, overtime and PTO were paid correctly; she urged passage of HB 7197 to require employers to provide an easily accessible code key for employees.

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Representative Liz Linehan told the Labor and Public Employees Committee that she worked directly with affected workers from multiple Connecticut communities who reported confusing pay‑stub codes and missing differentials. She described a situation at a third‑party food service vendor where employees’ December 2024 pay detail reports showed codes such as “AE” (arrived early) and “LL” (left late) that were not explained in plain language and where some differentials, overtime and paid time off were unpaid for at least three months.

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