paid family leave

Connecticut’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program has paid out a billion dollars in benefits in the three years since its launch. That’s a major milestone, officials said.

A spike in COVID-related claims was responsible for a high number of rejections after the launch of Connecticut's family and medical leave program in January, according to Andrea Barton Reeves, CEO of the state’s Paid Leave Authority.

Jeff Curtis, the Stamford Board of Representatives president, is slated to take over as acting mayor, according to the city charter.

Some Connecticut employers are worried that the state’s new paid family and medical leave program will make it difficult for businesses to find and keep employees already hit hard by the pandemic.

Connecticut businesses are ready to make a comeback following disruptions caused by the pandemic.

The program makes Connecticut the most family friendly state in the nation, said Governor Lamont.

Hochul also criticized congressional Democrats for failing to include a national policy for paid family leave in the latest version of their reconciliation bill.

About 60% of Connecticut’s businesses registered for the state’s new paid family leave program by Monday’s deadline, state officials said.That leaves…

The Biden administration says it’s open to a permanent paid family and medical leave program. That’s been an important cause for U.S. Representative Rosa…

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York says she is confident that the paid family and medical insurance leave bill that she has championed for years…