CT SB00152

Modifies the definition of "wilful misconduct" for unemployment compensation purposes under Connecticut General Statutes Section 31-236(16), effective October 1, 2012.

Changes the rule for counting employee absences by removing language that previously counted "two consecutive days" as a single instance, so that each day of absence without good cause or notice counts as a separate instance.

Maintains the requirement that three separate instances of absence without good cause or notice within a twelve-month period constitute wilful misconduct for unemployment compensation eligibility purposes.

Allows employers to more readily disqualify employees from unemployment benefits by counting each individual day of unjustified absence rather than grouping consecutive days together.