Bill > SB00694

This bill proposes to modify existing Connecticut statutes (specifically sections 31-49e to 31-49t) to allow employees to voluntarily withdraw from the state's Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (PFML). By withdrawing, employees would no longer be required to pay the PFML tax and would simultaneously forfeit their eligibility to receive benefits under the program. The proposed legislation provides workers with the option to opt out of a state-mandated insurance program that was previously designed to provide paid leave for family and medical reasons. Such a change would give employees more individual choice about participating in a state-sponsored insurance system, potentially reducing their mandatory payroll deductions but also eliminating their safety net for taking paid leave for qualifying family or medical circumstances.

Labor and Employment

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