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On 1 October, your job ad has to say what the job pays.

Public Act 26-12. Every Connecticut employer, no size threshold, no grace period. The wage range goes in the posting itself — not on request, not at offer — and so does a general description of the benefits. That second half is the one nearly everybody has missed.

Current as of 21 August 2026 · P.A. 26-12 (H.B. 5003) · effective 1 October 2026
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The two things that have to be there

Both. Missing either one is the same problem.
One

The wage, or the wage range

On the face of the advertisement. Not "competitive." Not "depending on experience." Not "we'll discuss it on the call." A number, or a range with two ends. Until now, Connecticut only required sharing the range when a candidate asked, or by the time of an offer — from 1 October it lives in the ad itself.

Reads like this$17.50 – $20.00 an hour, depending on experience.
Two

A general description of the benefits

Health insurance, retirement, fringe benefits, paid leave — anything you offer that isn't wages. General is the operative word: you are not publishing a plan document, you are telling a candidate what they get. One sentence does it.

Reads like thisPaid sick leave from day one, a shift meal, 40% off for family, and a health contribution after 90 days for anyone over 30 hours.
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Check the ad you're already running

Paste it in. Thirty seconds, no email, nothing leaves your browser.

Would this posting pass on 1 October?

Paste the job ad exactly as it appears on Indeed, on your careers page, or in the window. This runs entirely in your browser — nothing is sent anywhere, and nothing is stored.

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Three more that land the same day

The same act changed more than the postings.
1 October2026

Training repayment clauses are void — for every employer now

"If you leave inside a year, you repay the cost of your training." "The signing bonus is returnable." Connecticut's ban on employment promissory notes used to start at twenty-five employees. From 1 October it applies to everyone. If that clause is in your offer letter, take it out — having it is worse than not having it.

P.A. 26-12
1 October2026

Every new hire gets written notice of accommodation rights

At the start of employment, in writing. Existing employees have to receive it by 29 January 2027, and any employee who tells you about a disability gets it within ten days. The Labor Commissioner is producing a poster that satisfies it — so this one costs you a piece of paper and a habit.

P.A. 26-12
1 January2027

Minimum wage to $17.48, and paid sick leave reaches everyone

The floor rises 54¢. And the eleven-employee threshold on paid sick leave disappears entirely — if you have been under it, this is the year that ends. Both were announced early enough that you can price a menu and write a policy this fall instead of meeting them in a January payroll report. The current numbers — minimum, tipped, bartender, and the teen rate — are on The Wage Check.

P.A. 19-4 · P.A. 24-8

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  • A compliant job-ad template you can fill in and run
  • The Connecticut new-hire paperwork checklist, in the order it happens
  • The current wage card — minimum, wait staff, bartenders, teen rate
  • What changes on 1 October and 1 January, on one page

Thank you — Erin will send the fall hiring kit your way. Good luck with the season!
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