In this second episode of our Take It or Leave It two parter, host Josh Seidman explores how Connecticut Paid Leave, the state’s paid family medical leave (“PFML”) mandate, handles complicated standards like coordination of state-mandated PFML with employer-provided paid leave policies, and navigating the ins and outs of private plan compliance. Special guest Erin Choquette, CEO of the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority, returns to tackle these and other pressing paid leave topics including:

• Connecticut Paid Leave benefit coordination, including key considerations around accruals, employer-provided benefits, and primary versus secondary payers, plus insights on how employers can navigate overlapping leave programs effectively,

• The private plan option under Connecticut’s PFML program - employer adoption rates, approval criteria, and the unique employee vote requirement,

• Connecticut’s audit process for private plans, with some lessons learned from working with counterparts in other state PFML programs, and the broader patchwork of paid leave laws across the country, and

• The prospects for a federal paid leave program and how its implementation could reshape the landscape for employers and employees alike.