Connecticut Reporting Time Pay
activeConnecticut requires employers to pay a minimum of 4 hours at the minimum wage rate to employees who report to work as scheduled but are sent home before completing 4 hours. If the employer offers work but the employee chooses not to work the 4 hours, the guarantee does not apply. This ensures that employees who make themselves available for work receive a minimum level of compensation.
Applicability
Requirements
- Reporting Time Pay
- Minimum Hours
- 4
- Rate
- minimum wage
- Trigger
- Employee reports to work as scheduled and is sent home before completing 4 hours of work.
- Description
- Employees who report to work as scheduled must be paid for a minimum of 4 hours at the applicable minimum wage rate, even if the employer does not provide 4 hours of actual work.
- Exceptions
- Employee Choice
- The minimum pay guarantee does not apply if the employer offers 4 hours of work and the employee voluntarily declines to work the full 4 hours.
- Acts Of God
- The requirement may not apply when work cannot be performed due to conditions beyond the employer's control, such as severe weather or utility failures.
Penalties
Employers who fail to provide reporting time pay may be subject to back pay claims, penalties, and enforcement actions by the Connecticut Department of Labor.
Statute of limitations: 2 years
Notes
Connecticut's reporting time pay regulation is established through administrative regulation rather than statute alone. The 4-hour minimum at minimum wage provides a floor, though employees who work more than 4 hours are entitled to their regular rate for all hours worked.