Connecticut Working Families

Stephen Singer (AP)

Connecticut has become the first state to require companies to provide employees with paid sick leave with legislation signed into law by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who announced his action Tuesday.

The measure requires businesses in the…

Paul Choiniere (New London Day)

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s low approval ratings in a couple of recent polls should be of no surprise. When a governor leads the charge for substantial increases in sales and income taxes as a way…

Activists across the country are pushing their cities and states to follow Connecticut’s lead.

by Josh Eidelson (Alternet)

As progressives across the country struggle to beat back a wave of right-wing statewide legislation, their Connecticut counterparts are poised to…

by David Jamieson (Huffington Post)

WASHINGTON — Millions of American workers face an ugly choice when they fall ill: Either tough it out and head into work, or stay home and not get paid for the day. But in cities…

Jennifer Ludden (NPR)

As many Americans watch their job benefits shrink amid tight budgets, Connecticut is about to defy the trend: It’s set to become the first state to mandate paid sick days for some low-wage workers.

Across the country,…

(CNN)

Connecticut legislators approved a bill that will require most employers in the service sector to provide paid sick days to their workers, making the state the first in the country to pass such legislation.

A 76-65 vote by state…

Peter Applebome (NY Times)

After 11 hours of debate in Hartford, state legislators approved a bill on Saturday to make Connecticut the first state in the nation to mandate paid sick leave for hundreds of thousands of service workers. …

Chris Keating (Courant)

After a high-pitched, high-stakes debate, state legislators early Saturday morning approved a controversial bill to make Connecticut the first state in the nation to mandate paid sick leave for service companies with 50 or more workers.

In…

Sue Haigh (AP)

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut moved closer Saturday to becoming the first state in the nation to require certain employers to provide their workers with paid sick time.

The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives early Saturday morning approved…

Peter Applebome (NY Times)

The Connecticut House of Representatives debated late into Friday night as members considered a bill that would make Connecticut the nation’s first state to mandate that some employers provide paid sick days to employees.

The…