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Important

Important

To remit a contribution sign in and navigate to My Account portal, then click the "File + Pay" button.

Who is a Covered Employer under CT Paid Leave?

Not Sure if You're a Covered Employer?

Most employers with 1 or more employees in Connecticut are covered employers under CT Paid Leave.

coverage and eligibility

A Note for Governmental Entities

A Note for Governmental Entities

Public Act 24-5, effective October 1, 2024, defines a "municipality" in CT Paid Leave and CT FMLA as any metropolitan district, town, consolidated town and city, consolidated town and borough, village, fire and sewer district, sewer district and each municipal organization having the authority to levy and collect taxes.

Municipalities and Schools

Step-by-Step

1. 

   Register

   Every covered employer must register with the CT Paid Leave Authority. Registration is required by the employer even if you use a third-party administrator or payroll provider who enrolled your business or organization as part of their batch enrollment process.
   
   Registration is also required if you anticipate applying for a private plan to fulfill your obligations under the CT Paid Leave statute.
2. 

   Deduct

   The funding to support CT Paid Leave comes from employee payroll deductions; there is no employer match. These payroll deductions are capped at 0.5% on earnings up to the Social Security contribution limit.

   Notify your employees that they should expect their paychecks to reflect these withholdings.

3. 

   Remit

   Employers must remit the deductions to the CT Paid Leave Authority quarterly. Failure to remit timely contributions may result in interest and penalties.

   Remit Contributions
4. 

   Communicate

   Communicate with your workers

   Employers are required by law to provide the Notice of Employee Rights Under CT FMLA and CT Paid Leave upon initial hire and annually thereafter.

   Notice of Employee Rights

   Communicate with the CT Paid Leave Authority

   Employers must also communicate with CT Paid Leave to verify their workers' employment status and benefits when a worker applies for CT Paid Leave.

   Employment Verification Form (English)
   Employment Verification Form (Spanish)

5. 

   Request access to employee claim data

   Employers may request access to view information about their employees’ claims for benefits. Please note, you must be an authorized contact on the account in order to be granted this additional level of access. However, registration alone does not provide claim access; you must also complete the following steps for approval.

   What information is available with access?

   •  Claim case number
   •  Employee's name
   •  Dates of claim approval or denial
   •  Weekly benefit amount

   What information is not available with access?

   •  Recently filed claims
   •  Reason for the claim
   •  Medical documents or certification
   •  Approval or denial letters

   To request access, please follow these instructions:

   1. Click on the “SIGN IN” link to sign into your account.
      • Signing in to your existing CT Paid Leave account will ensure an efficient approval process.
   2. Navigate to the Contact Us page and scroll down to the Customer Support form.
   3. Fill out the form, selecting “Employer Request for Access to Employee Claim Data” as the contact reason. Click Submit.
   4. You will receive an email with two PDF forms. The forms are:
      • Claim Access Employer Attestation form. This form is used to request access to your employees' claim information and requires you to provide wage data that you have already provided to the CT Department of Labor (DOL).
      • Employer Request Contact Change form. This form should be completed only if the organization does not have a contact on the account, or if the existing contact no longer works for the organization. If you are already an authorized contact on the account, you do not need to complete this form.
   5. Once the form(s) are completed, reply to the original email, attaching the forms.
   6. The CT Paid Leave Authority will review the request and reach out if any additional information is needed.
   7. Once access is granted, you will receive another email with instructions on how to look up the claim data.

   Employee Claim Data FAQs

Helpful Tips

Claim Access Employer Attestation Form

• The form requires data you've reported to the CT Department of Labor (DOL) for the last 2 quarters, commonly found on the DOL form UC-2. You may need your TPA to provide you with these figures.
• Please note, most often this is not the same figure provided when you remit contributions to the CT Paid Leave program.
• Separate attestation forms are needed for each applicant.
• If you are the contact for multiple employers, an individual form is required for each employer.




Employer Request Contact Change Form

• If you are not a registered contact, ask the person(s) from your organization who is to add you to the account.
• You may submit your Claim Access Employer Attestation form while you are waiting for registration approval.

6. 

   Complete Employment Verification Form

   When an employee files a claim for benefits with CT Paid Leave, they are provided an Employment Verification form to give to their current or recent employer. All employers are legally required to complete and return this Employment Verification form by the employee’s claim deadline, even if the employee has separated from employment. When completing this form, the employer will be directed to provide information on the employee's work schedule and any employer-provided income they will receive while on leave, like paid time off or short-term disability benefits.

   Important Note:

   It is unlawful for an employer to terminate, discourage, discriminate against or retaliate against employees because they have filed a CT Paid Leave claim or because they are requesting time off from work that may be protected under CT FMLA.

   By giving you the Employment Verification Form, the employee is providing you with legal notice that they may need leave under CT and/or federal FMLA. If you have not already done so, you need to process this leave request according to your FMLA procedures.

   Important Information for Employers

   Sample Employment Verification Form

   Employment Verification Form Job Aid

   Sample School Employee Employment Verification Form

   School Employee Employment Verification Form Job Aid