National Domestic Workers Alliance: Connecticut Legislature Expands Paid Sick Leave, Marking Major Victory for Domestic Workers and Other Excluded Workers in CT
May 15, 2024
May 15, 2024
HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 15 -- The National Domestic Workers Alliance issued the following news release on May 14, 2024:
On Monday, May 6, the Connecticut legislature passed HB 5005 / SB 7, An Act Expanding Paid Sick Days in the State, which will guarantee 40 hours of paid sick leave per year to almost all workers in the state, including domestic workers, the nannies, house cleaners, and home care workers who have been historically left out of traditional workplace protections.
On Monday, May 6, the Connecticut legislature passed HB 5005 / SB 7, An Act Expanding Paid Sick Days in the State, which will guarantee 40 hours of paid sick leave per year to almost all workers in the state, including domestic workers, the nannies, house cleaners, and home care workers who have been historically left out of traditional workplace protections.