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CT Paid Leave staff: 851 employer accounts, about 59,000 workers covered by private plans; numbers are small but will be monitored
Summary
Authority staff presented a snapshot showing roughly 851 employer accounts (about 416 unique employers) hold private paid‑leave plans covering about 59,000 workers (≈4% of eligible Connecticut employees). Staff said estimated lost contributions are roughly $25–$31 million for 2024 and urged monitoring of trends.
Michael, a staff presenter to the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority Policy & Personnel Committee, said Jan. 6 that private plans remain a small portion of the state’s program but warrant ongoing monitoring.
"As of Jan. 1, we have 851 employers with a private plan," Michael said, noting that when related accounts are consolidated the number of unique private‑plan employers is about 416. He said 788 of those plans are fully insured and 63 are self‑insured.
The presentation put private‑plan coverage at roughly 59,000 Connecticut employees, or about 4% of the estimated 1.5 million workers eligible…
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