Connecticut HB 5386: AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL REVIEW OF BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS FILED BY CERTAIN GROUP HOMES.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5386
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2122

Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES

Introduced by:
(LAB)

AN ACT REQUIRING PAYCHECK TRANSPARENCY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 31-13a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 2
(a) [With] Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, 3
with each wage payment each employer shall furnish to each employee, 4
in writing or, with the employee's explicit consent, electronically, a 5
record of hours worked, the gross earnings showing straight time and 6
overtime as separate entries, itemized deductions and net earnings, 7
except that the furnishing of a record of hours worked and the 8
separation of straight time and overtime earnings shall not apply in the 9
case of any employee with respect to whom the employer is specifically 10
exempt from the keeping of time records and the payment of overtime 11
under the Connecticut Minimum Wage Act or the Fair Labor Standards 12
Act. 13
(b) If the record of hours is furnished electronically pursuant to 14

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subsection (a) of this section, the employer shall provide a means for 15
each employee to securely, privately and conveniently access and print 16
such record. The employer shall incorporate reasonable safeguards 17
regarding any information contained in the record furnished 18
electronically pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to protect the 19
confidentiality of an employee's personal information. 20
(c) (1) For purposes of this subsection, "employer" means a person 21
engaged in any activity, enterprise or business who employs fifty or 22
more employees, including the state and any political subdivision 23
thereof. 24
(2) Each employer shall create a guide for pay codes for overtime and 25
any pay differentials, including, but not limited to, shift differentials, 26
on-call pay, hazard pay, call-back pay, holiday or weekend pay or 27
geographical pay differentials used by the employer in such records 28
furnished pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Each such guide 29
shall be posted on the employer's Internet web site in English, Spanish 30
and the other most common languages spoken by employees of the 31
employer and include contact information of the designated office or 32
individual who will handle employee disputes regarding calculations of 33
hours and pay differentials. An employer shall update such guide each 34
time a new pay code is used for overtime or any pay differentials is 35
added by the employer. 36
(3) An employer shall (A) provide the Internet web site address to 37
such guide required pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection to an 38
employee upon hire, and (B) include the Internet web site address to 39
such guide on each record of hours furnished to an employee pursuant 40
to subsection (a) of this section. 41
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 31-13a

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LAB Joint Favorable