CT Paid Leave Program Surpasses 100,000 Connecticut Workers Receiving Benefits — Connecticut by the Numbers

The Connecticut Paid Leave Authority has now provided income-replacement benefits to more than 100,000 Connecticut workers, having paid $638,030,870.74 in benefits since its launch in January 2022. Claims have come from every town and city across the state, according to the Authority.

The CT Paid Leave Authority is a quasi-public agency established in 2019, when Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill creating what is described as the most comprehensive and generous paid family and medical leave law in the nation at the time. The mission is to serve “a growing need by providing financial relief to Connecticut families, allowing individuals to care for a loved one, or themselves, without having to worry about lost income.”

Over 50% of claims have been for a person’s own serious health condition, 35% have been for pregnancy/childbirth and bonding, and 12% have been to care for a family member experiencing a serious health condition, data compiled by the Authority reflects.  The remaining 3% of claims have been for other qualifying reasons:  family violence leave, military caregiver leave, and qualifying exigency leave, according to officials.