CT SB00064

Connecticut Employment and Training Commission must submit annual report cards on employment and training programs to the Office of Policy and Management and legislative committees, with data on program costs, participants, completion rates, and employment placement rates at 13 and 26 weeks post-completion.

Repeals previous requirement for Office of Workforce Competitiveness to update self-sufficiency measurements every three years; self-sufficiency measurements cannot be used to determine eligibility, benefit levels, or program success for public assistance programs.

Changes deadline for Connecticut Employment and Training Commission coordination plan from June 1, 2000 to January 31, 2015, with annual submissions thereafter.

Requires employers to provide electronic notice to the Labor Department within 30 days of becoming subject to unemployment compensation requirements or acquiring substantially all assets of another employer; establishes $50 civil penalty per violation for failure to notify.

Modifies gratuity recognition rates as part of minimum fair wage for hotel and restaurant workers: increases to 36.8% for regular workers and 18.5% for bartenders effective January 1, 2015; requires Department of Social Services and Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange to execute separate memoranda of understanding with Labor Department for wage and claim information sharing.