Bill Text: CT SB00525 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Requiring Paid Leave For Veterans On Veterans' Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-13 - Public Hearing 02/17 [SB00525 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00525-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 525 |
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January Session, 2015 |
LCO No. 1733 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist. |
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AN ACT REQUIRING PAID LEAVE FOR VETERANS ON VETERANS' DAY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require each employer in the state to provide paid leave on November eleventh of each year, in recognition of Veterans' Day, to any veteran if November eleventh falls on the veteran's regularly scheduled work day, and, if such veteran must work on November eleventh, such veteran be paid at a rate equal to one and one-half times such veteran's hourly rate.
Statement of Purpose: