CT SB00911

Establishes definitions and regulatory framework for homemaker-companion agencies and registries that supply or place homemakers or companion service providers, effective January 1, 2012.

Expands the definition of "employee" to include persons treated by agencies as independent contractors, and creates new "registry" definition for entities that refer or place individuals to provide homemaker or companion services.

Requires registries to provide written notice to consumers within seven calendar days of placing an individual, specifying the registry's legal liability and the consumer's potential tax and employment obligations under federal and state law.

Notice must be written in plain language, identify the registry's employment classification (employer, joint employer, leasing employer, or nonemployer), and recommend consumers consult a tax professional regarding their obligations.

Adds failure to comply with notice requirements as grounds for the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a homemaker-companion agency's certificate of registration.