SB 408 — AN ACT CONCERNING PRE AND POST SHIFT HOURS.

Senate General Assembly RaisedFile Bill No.

408301 February Session, 2024 LCOSenate Bill No.

2538408 ReferredSenate, toApril 8, 2024 The Committee on LABORLabor ANDand PUBLICPublic EMPLOYEESEmployees Introducedreported by:through SEN.

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AN ACT CONCERNING PRE AND POST SHIFT HOURS.

(B) All time during which an employee is required to be on call for emergency service at a location designated by the employer shall be considered to be working time and shall be paid forSB408 assuch,whether/ ornotFile theemployeeNo. isactually calleduponto work.

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408301 (C) When an employee is subject to call for emergencyassuch,whether serviceornot buttheemployee isisactually notcalleduponto requiredwork. to be at a location designated by the employer but is simply required to keep the employer informed as to the location at which he may be contacted, or when an employee is not specifically required by his employer to be subject to call but is contacted by his employer or on the employer's authorization directly or indirectly and assigned to duty, working time shall begin when the employee is notified of his assignment and shall end when the employee has completed his assignment.

(C) When an employee is subject to call for emergency service but is not required to be at a location designated by the employer but is simply required to keep the employer informed as to the location at which he may be contacted, or when an employee is not specifically required by his employer to be subject to call but is contacted by his employer or on the employer's authorization directly or indirectly and assigned to duty, working time shall begin when the employee is notified of his assignment and shall end when the employee has completed his assignment.

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301 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill, which clarifies the definition of "hours worked" to include the time an employee spends in security screenings required by an employer, does not result in any fiscal impact as the Department of Labor already recognizes and enforces time spent in security screenings as hours worked.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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301 OLR Bill Analysis SB 408 AN ACT CONCERNING PRE AND POST SHIFT HOURS.

SUMMARY Under the state’s overtime pay law, an employee’s “hours worked” include all time that the employee must be on the employer’s premises, including time that the employee must wait on the premises while no work is provided by the employer.

This bill further specifies that this also includes time an employee spends in security screenings required by an employer.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 1, 2024 COMMITTEE ACTION Labor and Public Employees Committee Joint Favorable Yea 12 Nay 0 (03/19/2024) SB408 / File No.

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