CT HB05453

Repeals and replaces Section 31-76b of the general statutes, effective January 1, 2015, regarding definitions of "regular rate," "hours worked," and "employee" for wage and hour purposes.

Defines "regular rate" of pay to exclude gifts, vacation/holiday payments, travel reimbursements, discretionary bonuses, certain retirement contributions, overtime premiums, and weekend/holiday premiums meeting specified conditions.

Establishes that "hours worked" includes all time employees are required to be on employer premises or on duty, including mandatory on-call time at designated locations.

Allows home care workers employed by third-party providers to exclude up to 8 hours of a regularly scheduled sleeping period from compensable hours if adequate sleeping facilities are provided and the worker receives at least 5 hours of sleep, effective upon the Department of Labor's October 1, 2013 Final Rule on domestic service.

Requires any sleep period exclusion to be in writing and counts any work interruptions during the sleeping period as hours worked; entire sleeping period counts as hours worked if employee does not receive at least 5 hours of sleep.