Paid by Connecticut, but living elsewhere

According to this CT Insider story, at least 248 Connecticut state employees are permitted to work remotely from another state. This started under a telework policy that arose out of necessity during the COVID pandemic.

Connecticut has an employee making $145,000 living in Texas, an IT worker making $123,000 who lives in Florida, an analyst making about the same living in Virginia, a disabilities case manager making over $110,000 living in North Carolina and on and on.

About 11,514 state employees are permitted to work remotely for some part of their pay. That's about one-third of the State's 32,590 total employees.

The Lamont Administration says there is no prohibition on state employees living out of state if they can report to their duties as required within a reasonable amount of time, based on the needs of the agency they work for. A bill that tried to limit the days of telework died last February after state workers complained wanting to keep it for mental health, less commuting pollution and productivity.

Between the Lines: No wonder CT is one of the slowest growing states with the highest cost of living. State workers are receiving the generous prevailing wages/benefits of CT while they are reside in states with a lower cost of living. These jobs should be reserved for CT residents who pay full CT taxes and spend their money on local CT goods and services. Period.

Story here