AN ACT CONCERNING COMPENSATION FOR BEREAVEMENT LEAVE UNDER THE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE INSURANCE PROGRAM.

HB 5763 amends Connecticut's Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program to explicitly include bereavement leave as a qualifying reason for covered employees to take paid leave. It directly affects workers who experience the death of a family member (such as a parent, spouse, or child), allowing them to receive compensation under the program for grief-related leave. The key mechanism is adding "bereavement" to the list of covered reasons in statute, expanding existing program eligibility without creating new benefits. This change provides concrete policy access to paid leave for employees grieving family loss, aligning with the program's current structure.