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The Fair Labor Standards Act does not require payment for time not worked. This type of benefit is generally a matter of agreement between an employer and an employee (or the employee’s representative). Employers, however, do need to comply with applicable state laws.
Connecticut law requires employers to pay full-time employees serving as a juror regular wages for the first five days, or part thereof, of juror service.
Part-time employees are to be reimbursed by the state for necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred during the first five days, or part thereof, of juror service.
Under Connecticut law, employers are prohibited from depriving employees of employment, penalizing, threatening, or otherwise coercing employees because of the following:
The law does not specify a limit on the quantity of time off to which employees may be entitled, nor does it provide for employer coverage or employee eligibility criteria.
Effective from June 23, 2021 to June 30, 2024, employers must give employees at least two hours of unpaid time off from the employee’s regularly scheduled work day during the polling hours to vote as follows:
Employees are to request the time off at least two working days before the election.
SB 1202
Contacts
Jury duty
Connecticut Department of Labor
Voting
None
Victims of crimes
Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice
Regulations
Jury duty
www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_884.htm#sec_51-247
Voting
None
Victims of crimes
Connecticut General Statutes; Title 54, Criminal procedure; chapter 961, Trial and Proceedings after Conviction;
Contacts
None.
Statutes/Regulations
None.