Program provides assistance to businesses in the state to help prevent layoffs by allowing them to temporarily reduce employee hours and use partial unemployment benefits to supplement lost wages. The Shared Work program will be expanded beginning the week of October 5, 2020. Employer eligibility includes companies with two or more workers that have hourly reductions within 10 to 60 percent of normal hours, provided that the lost hours are not related to seasonal separations. Shared Work runs for a maximum of six months for each employee. Companies interested in participating in Shared Work must apply with the Connecticut Department of Labor.