03/01/2023
March 2 2023 Labor and Public Employees Committee HB 6790
Public Hearing Testimony of
Danté Bartolomeo
Commissioner
Department of Labor
Labor and Public Employees Committee
March 2, 2023
Good Afternoon, Representative Sanchez, Senator Kushner, Representative Ackert, Senator Sampson, Representative Wilson, Senator Cabrera, and members of the Labor and Public Employees Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to provide you with written testimony regarding HB 6790: AN ACT EXPANDING CONNECTICUT FMLA TO NONCERTIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. My name is Danté Bartolomeo and I am the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Labor.
The Connecticut Department of Labor administers the CT Family and Medical Leave Act (CTFMLA). The CTFMLA applies to employers with one or more employees, including the State of Connecticut. Currently, the CTFMLA does NOT apply to municipalities, local or regional boards of education, or nonpublic elementary or secondary schools. HB 6790 seeks to extend the Connecticut FMLA to noncertified school employees; however, the term “non-certified school employee” is not defined in the proposed bill. It is unknown at this time what impact HB 6790 would have on CTDOL without a better understanding of the universe of employees that would now be covered under CTFMLA.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide this written testimony. We are available to answer any questions you may have as you move forward with drafting this proposal.
Connecticut Department of Labor • www.ct.gov/dol
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