Who needs an unemployment insurance account, CT Paid Leave, new hire reporting and workers’ compensation in Connecticut?
Issued by Connecticut Department of Labor; CT Paid Leave Authority; Workers’ Compensation Commission, at step 6 of 6 in the opening sequence: before the first hire.
Every kind of business in Connecticut
The Connecticut table lists this for every kind of business.
Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony. Register the business with the CT Paid Leave Authority and remit the withheld contributions quarterly. Report each new hire within 20 days.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Connecticut Department of Labor; CT Paid Leave Authority; Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Sources and dates
Department of Labor 2026 unemployment tax rate notice (new employer rate and taxable wage base); Business.CT.gov new hire reporting page; C.G.S. 31-284; CT Paid Leave Authority. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and operating without it is a felony.
Connecticut Department of Labor; CT Paid Leave Authority; Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
Who needs an unemployment insurance account in Connecticut?
