Expanded pay data reporting requirements that were set to take effect for Connecticut employers beginning in 2024 were rolled back [S.B. 1091, L. 2023].
Employers will not be required to report additional elements, including:
(1) Gender identity, age, race, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, and highest education completed.
(2) Home address and primary worksite address.
(3) Occupational code under the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics’ standard occupational classification system.
(4) Hours and days worked, and salary or hourly wages.
(5) Employment start date in the current job title and, if applicable, employment end date.
Voluntary Reporting
In 2026, employers may begin voluntarily reporting employee occupation, hours worked, and worksite ZIP code.
PayrollOrg Comments
PayrollOrg’s Government Relations Task Force (GRTF) commented on the original bill (S.B. 881) in 2021 and again in 2023 testimony and stated that the additional data elements were far too extensive for purposes of improving the state unemployment insurance claims process. PayrollOrg said that the significant administrative and software programming costs for employers outweighed any benefits from the data reporting.
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Lia Coniglio, Esq., is Managing Editor of PayState Update and Senior Manager of State Payroll Information Resources for PayrollOrg.
