AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPALITIES AND THE PAID SICK LEAVE STATUTES.

SB 626 would exempt municipalities (cities and towns) from the state's paid sick leave laws by amending the definition of "employer" in section 31-57r of the general statutes. This change means local governments would no longer be required to provide paid sick leave to their own employees under the current statute. The bill directly affects municipal employees and the municipalities themselves as employers. The key mechanism is a narrow statutory amendment removing municipalities from the scope of the paid sick leave requirements.