OLR Bill Analysis

sSB 463

AN ACT CONCERNING FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.

SUMMARY:

This bill adds the following definition for “child” in the state employee family and medical leave act (FMLA): a biological, adopted, or foster child; stepchild; child of a person who has legal guardianship or custody; or child of a person standing in loco parentis (i. e. , in place of a parent). The law already allows leave for the adoption of a child, but does not specify leave for the illness of a non-biological child (although, the Department of Administrative Services indicated that, in practice, leave is permitted for the illness of a non-biological child).

The bill also specifies that leave can be taken to care for a child (1) under age 18 or (2) over age 18 if he is incapable of caring for himself because of a mental or physical disability.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2006

BACKGROUND

Related Bill

sHB 5011 gives state employees who are foster parents up to four weeks leave to care for a foster child.

COMMITTEE ACTION

Labor and Public Employees Committee

Joint Favorable Substitute