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FMLA: Connecticut

This guide provides an in‑depth review of Connecticut family and medical leave requirements, including unpaid leave under the FMLA, paid family and medical leave benefits, and leave as a pregnancy accommodation.

by Susan A. P. Woodhouse, Littler

Summary

This guide provides an in-depth review of Connecticut family and medical leave requirements, including unpaid family and medical leave and paid leave benefits, and an overview of leave as a pregnancy accommodation.

In this guide, learn about:

  • Family and medical leave
    • Individual liability under the FMLA
    • Same‑sex marriage
  • Connecticut family and medical leave act
    • Employer coverage
    • Employee eligibility
    • Purpose and length of leave
    • Reduced schedule and intermittent leave
    • Use of accrued leave
    • Employee notice and certification requirements
    • Confidentiality
    • Reinstatement
    • Compensation and benefits
    • Employer notice and posting requirements
    • Interaction with other laws and policies
    • Prohibited actions
  • Paid family and medical leave
    • Covered employers
    • Employee eligibility
    • Qualifying reasons for leave
    • Leave amounts
    • Benefit amounts
    • Employee notice and certification requirements
    • Employer notice requirements
    • Interaction with other policies
    • Prohibited actions
    • Private plan
  • Pregnancy leave and accommodation
  • Interaction of leave laws
  • Future developments

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Jurisdiction: Connecticut

Latest updates

Updated to reflect amendments to Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act employer coverage and employee eligibility, and Paid Family and Medical Leave Act employer coverage, all effective October 1, 2025.

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About the author

Littler

Littler, the largest global employment and labor law practice, exclusively represents the global employer community in all aspects of employment and labor law. Littler litigates, mediates and negotiates some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record.

Littler’s practice areas are extensive and their expertise crosses over multiple industries and spans a wide array of employment law areas such as discrimination and harassment, labor management relations, executive compensation, ERISA and benefit plan litigation, leaves of absence and disability accommodation, hiring, performance management and termination, employment practices audits and wage and hour.

Littler is the exclusive author of Brightmine’s prestigious Employee Handbook. Their experience with preparing employee handbooks and their ongoing contributions to Brightmine in the areas of federal and state leaves of absence, disabilities and multistate employer issues made them a natural fit to partner with us on the creation of a robust set of model handbook policy statements and guidance for federal, state and key municipalities.

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