Connecticut General Statutes|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation

Sec. 31-12. Hours of labor of minors in manufacturing or mechanical establishments.

Sec. 31-13. Hours of labor of minors in mercantile establishments.

Sec. 31-13a. Employer to furnish record of hours worked, wages earned and deductions. Employer to provide means to access and print electronically held records.

Sec. 31-13b. Visible clock required as part of time card system.

Sec. 31-14. Night work of minors regulated.

Sec. 31-15. Penalty.

Sec. 31-15a. Criminal penalty.

Sec. 31-16. Night work in messenger service.

Sec. 31-17. Hours of labor of minors and women in bowling alleys, shoe-shining establishments, billiard and pool rooms.

Sec. 31-18. Hours of labor of minors in certain other establishments.

Secs. 31-19 and 31-20. Employment of women between one a.m. and six a.m. Hours of women entertainers.

Sec. 31-21. Legal day's work.

Sec. 31-22. Labor Commissioner's duties of enforcement and reports.

Secs. 31-22a to 31-22l.

Sec. 31-22m. (Formerly Sec. 31-51a). Apprenticeship. Definitions.

Sec. 31-22n. (Formerly Sec. 31-51b). Apprenticeship council.

Sec. 31-22o. (Formerly Sec. 31-51c). Powers and duties of council.

Sec. 31-22p. (Formerly Sec. 31-51d). Labor Commissioner's powers and duties.

Sec. 31-22q. (Formerly Sec. 31-51e). Program of apprentice training. Informational campaign.

Sec. 31-22r. Apprenticeship registration; apprentices, sponsors.

Sec. 31-22s. Report re feasibility of on-line apprenticeship registration system.

Sec. 31-22t. (Formerly Sec. 31-51j). Preclusion of apprentice training programs prohibited.

Sec. 31-22u. Military training evaluation.

Sec. 31-22v. Office of apprenticeship training. Internet web site.

Sec. 31-23. Employment of minors prohibited in certain occupations. Exceptions.

Sec. 31-23a. Minors employed on or after October 1, 2007, deemed to have been lawfully employed.

Sec. 31-24. Hazardous employment of children forbidden.

Sec. 31-25. Operation of elevators by minors.

Secs. 31-26 and 31-27. Employment of women before and after confinement. Seats to be provided for female employees.

Sec. 31-28. Registration of manufacturing and mechanical establishments.

Sec. 31-29. Manufacturing license for residential buildings.

Sec. 31-30. Home workers.

Sec. 31-31. Records of home workers and materials.

Sec. 31-32. Penalty.

Sec. 31-33. Regulation of industrial home work.

Sec. 31-34. Stained glass windows.

Sec. 31-35. Lighting and sanitary condition of factories and roundhouses.

Sec. 31-36. Toilet room required in foundries. Penalty.

Sec. 31-37. Toilet accommodations in manufacturing, mechanical and mercantile establishments and restaurants.

Sec. 31-38. Toilet accommodations on tobacco plantations.

Secs. 31-38a and 31-38b. Sanitary, lighting and heating facilities for railroad employees. Commissioner to enforce.

Sec. 31-39. Employees in paper factory to be vaccinated.

Sec. 31-39a. Operation of hydraulic loading and unloading equipment at resources recovery facilities.

Sec. 31-40. Reporting serious accidents in establishments or work places under jurisdiction of Labor Commissioner.

Sec. 31-40a. (Formerly Sec. 19-48). Reports of occupational diseases and investigations concerning them.

Sec. 31-40b. Employers required to provide lung function tests to certain employees.

Sec. 31-40c. Information and notice requirements for employers using or producing carcinogens.

Sec. 31-40d. Complaints of violations. Inspections. Discrimination prohibited.

Sec. 31-40e. Order to comply. Citation. Hearing. Appeal.

Sec. 31-40f. Penalties. Duties of Labor Commissioner. Private right of action.

Sec. 31-40g. Information requirements for employers using or producing substances hazardous to reproductive systems.

Sec. 31-40h. Sterilization as condition of employment prohibited.

Sec. 31-40i. Enforcement. Private right of action.

Sec. 31-40j. Definitions.

Sec. 31-40k. Employee's right to information concerning toxic substances. Employer's list.

Sec. 31-40l. Information requirements for employer using or producing toxic substances.

Sec. 31-40m. Information requirements of supplier of toxic substances. Labor Department assistance.

Sec. 31-40n. Trade secret protections. Registration with Labor Commissioner.

Sec. 31-40o. Discrimination prohibited. Waiver of rights void.

Sec. 31-40p. Severability.

Sec. 31-40q. Smoking in the workplace. Designation of smoking rooms.

Sec. 31-40r. Regulations establishing guidelines for exemptions from nonsmoking area requirements.

Sec. 31-40s. Smoking or use of tobacco products outside of the workplace.

Sec. 31-40t. Employee's right to act in case of hazardous conditions. Complaints to and investigations by Labor Commissioner. Hearings. Regulations.

Sec. 31-40u. Regulations establishing guidelines for use of video display terminals in state facilities.

Sec. 31-40v. Establishment of safety and health committees by certain employers.

Sec. 31-40w. Breastfeeding in the workplace.

Sec. 31-40x. Employer inquiries re employee's or applicant's personal online accounts. Exceptions. Enforcement.

Sec. 31-40y. Employer harassment of and discrimination against interns prohibited.

Sec. 31-40z. Penalizing employees for discussion or disclosure of wage information prohibited. Enforcement.

Sec. 31-41. Order to remove excessive dust.

Sec. 31-42. Appliances for threading shuttles.

Sec. 31-43. Public laundries; sanitation.

Sec. 31-44. Penalty for violation of orders.

Sec. 31-45. Emergency kits required in factories.

Sec. 31-45a. Protection of feet.

Secs. 31-46 and 31-46a. Safety regulations for workmen in building operations. Regulations for safe working conditions where no other provision; industrial safety committee.

Sec. 31-47. Inspection of employee lodging houses.

Sec. 31-48. Laborers not to be overcharged.

Sec. 31-48a. Recruitment or referral of professional strikebreaker restricted.

Sec. 31-48b. Use of electronic surveillance devices by employers limited. Prohibition on recording negotiations between employers and employees.

Sec. 31-48c. Hiring of municipal police during labor dispute prohibited.

Sec. 31-48d. Employers engaged in electronic monitoring required to give prior notice to employees. Exceptions. Civil penalty.

Sec. 31-49. Care required of a master for his servant's safety.

Secs. 31-49a to 31-49d.

Sec. 31-49e. Paid family and medical leave. Definitions.

Sec. 31-49f. Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority established.

Sec. 31-49g. Establishment and administration of Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program. Employee contributions. Authority duties. Payments. Compensation. Spouses. Concurrent compensation. Reimbursement to General Fund.

Sec. 31-49h. Implementation of Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program. Written procedures. Paid Family and Medical Leave Authority. Board of directors. Requests for proposals.

Sec. 31-49i. Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund established.

Sec. 31-49j. Duties of State Treasurer.

Sec. 31-49k. State Treasurer. Investments.

Sec. 31-49l. Board of directors. Responsibilities.

Sec. 31-49m. Enrollment in program by self-employed individual or sole proprietor. Withdrawal from program.

Sec. 31-49n. Public education campaign. Web site, web-based form, application or digital service.

Sec. 31-49o. Private plans. Approval of. Conditions.

Sec. 31-49p. Covered employees. Denial of compensation. Penalty. Complaints filed with Labor Commissioner.

Sec. 31-49q. (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Written notice required of employer.

Sec. 31-49r. Disqualification from program. Repayment of benefits. Wilful misrepresentation. Financial penalties. Health care providers. Medical certifications.

Sec. 31-49s. Employer providing more expansive benefits.

Sec. 31-49t. Authority's annual report.

Sec. 31-50. Enforcement.

Sec. 31-50a. Noncompete agreements: Security guards.

Sec. 31-50b. Noncompete agreements: Broadcast employees.

Sec. 31-51. Blacklisting.

Secs. 31-51a to 31-51e.

Sec. 31-51f. Participation in Manpower Development and Training Act.

Sec. 31-51g. Use of polygraph prohibited. Penalty. Exceptions.

Sec. 31-51h. Employer not to cancel insurance coverage or cease making contributions to welfare fund of employee eligible to receive or receiving workers' compensation or sick leave payments. Employer accident report. Complaint. Hearing. Appeal.

Sec. 31-51i. Employer inquiries about erased criminal record prohibited. Discrimination on basis of erased criminal record, provisional pardon or certificate of rehabilitation prohibited. Availability of information on employment application form. Duties of consumer reporting agency issuing consumer report for employment purposes containing criminal matters of public record. Complaints.

Sec. 31-51j.

Sec. 31-51k. Employment of alien not entitled to residence.

Sec. 31-51l. Leave of absence for certain public and private employees elected to public office.

Sec. 31-51m. Protection of employee who discloses employer's illegal activities or unethical practices or reports a suspected incident of child abuse or neglect. Civil action.

Sec. 31-51n. Definitions.

Sec. 31-51o. Continuation of group health insurance for employees affected by relocation or closing of covered establishment. Exceptions.

Sec. 31-51p. Membership in health care center as part of health benefits plan.

Sec. 31-51q. Liability of employer for discipline or discharge of employee on account of employee's exercise of certain constitutional rights.

Sec. 31-51r. Execution of employment promissory note prohibited.

Sec. 31-51s. Notice to retired employees of sale of employer's business and effect on retirement benefits.

Sec. 31-51t. Drug testing: Definitions.

Sec. 31-51u. Drug testing: Requirements.

Sec. 31-51v. Drug testing: Prospective employees.

Sec. 31-51w. Drug testing: Observation prohibited. Privacy of results.

Sec. 31-51x. Drug testing: Reasonable suspicion required. Random tests.

Sec. 31-51y. Drug testing: Medical screenings, regulation of employees and testing of gaming participants permitted.

Sec. 31-51z. Drug testing: Enforcement. Damages.

Sec. 31-51aa. Drug testing: Effect of collective bargaining agreement.

Sec. 31-51bb. Right of employee to pursue cause of action.

Secs. 31-51cc to 31-51gg. Family and medical leave: Definitions, length of leave, eligibility. Prohibition of discrimination. Regulations, report. Phase-in provisions. Report on establishment of state-wide job bank.

Sec. 31-51hh. Reimbursement by employee of any loss or shortage resulting from wrongdoing by a customer.

Sec. 31-51ii. Meal periods. Exemptions. Regulations.

Sec. 31-51jj. Notice to employees of incoming emergency telephone calls.

Sec. 31-51kk. *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Family and medical leave: Definitions.

Sec. 31-51ll. *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Family and medical leave: Length of leave; eligibility; intermittent or reduced leave schedules; substitution of accrued paid leave; notice to employer.

Sec. 31-51mm. *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Family and medical leave: Certification.

Sec. 31-51nn. Family and medical leave: Employment and benefits protection.

Sec. 31-51oo. *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Family and medical leave: Confidentiality of medical records and documents.

Sec. 31-51pp. *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Family and medical leave: Prohibited acts, complaints, rights and remedies.

Sec. 31-51qq. Family and medical leave: Regulations.

Sec. 31-51rr. Family and medical leave benefits for employees of political subdivisions.

Sec. 31-51ss. Leave from employment for victims of family violence. Action for damages and reinstatement.

Sec. 31-51tt. Employer inquiries about an employee's or prospective employee's credit. Exceptions. Enforcement.

Sec. 31-51uu. Optional exclusion of employee health insurance premiums from gross income.

Sec. 31-51vv. Employment of person coerced to engage in such employment prohibited.

Sec. 31-51ww. Individual development account programs: Definitions.

Sec. 31-51xx. Connecticut IDA Initiative established. Implementation.

Sec. 31-51yy. Eligibility. Duties of community-based organizations and financial institutions.

Sec. 31-51zz. Individual Development Account Reserve Fund: Funds deposited in.

Sec. 31-51aaa. Individual Development Account Reserve Fund: Use and administration.

Sec. 31-51bbb. Account funds excluded in determination of eligibility for or benefit level of certain programs.

Sec. 31-51ccc. Program evaluation. Report.

Sec. 31-51ddd. Regulations.

Sec. 31-51eee. Receipt of funds authorized.

Sec. 31-51fff. Restrictions on funding expenditures to apply.

Sec. 31-52. Preference to state citizens in construction of public buildings. Enforcement of violations.

Sec. 31-52a. Residents' preference in work on other public facilities.

Sec. 31-52b. Exceptions.

Sec. 31-53. Construction, alteration or repair of public works project by state or political subdivision; wage rates; certified payroll. Penalties. Civil action. Exceptions.

Sec. 31-53a. Distribution of accrued payments. Debarment list. Limitation on awarding contracts. Sworn affidavits required of subcontractors. Civil penalty. Right of action.

Sec. 31-53b. Worker training requirements for public works projects. Enforcement. Regulations. Exceptions.

Sec. 31-53c. Construction projects funded by the Department of Economic and Community Development; wage rates. Penalties.

Sec. 31-54. Rate of wages for work on state highways.

Sec. 31-55. Posting of wage rates by contractors doing state work.

Sec. 31-55a. Annual adjustments to wage rates by contractors doing state work.

Sec. 31-56. Hours of labor on state bridges.

Sec. 31-56a. Definitions.

Sec. 31-56b. Project labor agreements for public works projects.

Sec. 31-56c. Use of project labor agreement re public school design-build contract.

Sec. 31-56d. Severability.

Sec. 31-57. Hours of labor on construction, alteration or repair of public works project.

Sec. 31-57a. Awarding of contracts to National Labor Relations Act violators prohibited.

Sec. 31-57b. Awarding of contracts to occupational safety and health law violators prohibited.

Sec. 31-57c. Disqualification of certain contractors from bidding on, applying for or participating in state public works contracts: Disqualification by Commissioner of Administrative Services; procedure; causes. Exception.

Sec. 31-57d. Disqualification of certain contractors from bidding on, applying for or participating in public works contracts with the state: Disqualification by Commissioner of Transportation; procedure; causes. Exception permitting disqualified contractor to participate in contract or subcontract.

Sec. 31-57e. Contracts between the state and federally recognized Indian tribes. Employment Rights Code; protection of persons employed by a tribe.

Sec. 31-57f. Standard wage rate for certain service workers. Definitions. Standard rate required. Civil penalty. Complaints. Determination of standard rate by Labor Commissioner. Effect on employers bound by collective bargaining agreements. Recordkeeping requirement. Penalty for filing false certified payroll. Exemptions. Regulations.

Sec. 31-57g. Employment protection for displaced service contract workers at Bradley International Airport. Definitions. Obligations of awarding authority and contractors upon termination of service contract; ninety-day retention requirement; required offer of continued employment. Civil action for damages. Penalty for violations.

Sec. 31-57h. Joint enforcement commission on employee misclassification. Members. Duties. Report.

Sec. 31-57i. Employee Misclassification Advisory Board. Members. Duties.

Secs. 31-57j to 31-57q.

Sec. 31-57r. Definitions.

Sec. 31-57s. Employer requirement to provide sick leave to service workers. Use of leave. Employer compliance. Rate of pay during leave.

Sec. 31-57t. Permitted uses for sick leave.

Sec. 31-57u. Additional leave. Donation of unused leave. Breaks in service.

Sec. 31-57v. Retaliatory personnel action prohibited. Filing of complaint with Labor Commissioner. Hearing. Penalties.

Sec. 31-57w. Notice to service workers of sick leave requirements. Regulations.

Sec. 31-57x. Paid family and medical leave program. Implementation plan. Report.