The Connecticut Paid Sick Days proposal has been a controversial and highly discussed proposal.  It truly is a difficult time to place additional burdens on our business community, and the proponents of the legislation have worked very hard to address most of the concerns raised. The legislation will only include those companies with more then 50 employees and only employees who have worked more than 1040 hours on the job. Any company that currently offers paid time off for holiday, vacation or personal leave can convert that already-granted leave for purposes of sick time and not face any penalty under this legislation.

My decision to support the proposal was impacted by the thoughtful concessions made, the outreach by so many advocates (including MomsRising) and my own personal understanding of the challenges our working moms face.

When our moms, as primary care givers, do not have access to paid sick leave our children suffer. This year nearly half of our working moms will miss work and lose income when their children are sick. Through H.B. 6187 Connecticut is taking the lead in lifting up our parents and protecting our children.

*MomsRising would like to thank Representative Fawcett for her leadership as a great mom-legislator in Connecticut!