Sec. 31-22p. (Formerly Sec. 31-51d). Labor Commissioner's powers and duties. The Labor Commissioner, with the advice and guidance of the council, shall formulate work training standards which will ensure necessary safeguards for the welfare of
apprentices and a full craft experience in any skill, in order to provide equal opportunities
to all, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression,
age or national origin, and to provide training, employment and upgrading opportunities
for disadvantaged workers to acquire a comprehensive skilled work experience and to
extend the application of such standards of skill training by inclusion thereof in apprenticeship agreements, and shall bring together representatives of management and labor
for the development of training programs and terms of apprenticeship incidental thereto
and cooperate with state and federal agencies similarly interested in furtherance of training requirements in keeping with established and new processes of Connecticut industries. The Labor Commissioner shall publish information relating to existing and proposed work standards of apprenticeship, hold area conferences throughout the state for
the purpose of promoting interest in skilled trades training and appoint such advisory
committees as may be deemed necessary to evaluate the skilled manpower requirements
of Connecticut in order to cope with any new technological changes in industry.
(1959, P.A. 390, S. 4; 1969, P.A. 743, S. 1; P.A. 11-55, S. 15.)
History: 1969 act deleted reference to cooperative effort of representatives of industry, labor and education in formulation of standards, required that standards provide equal opportunities "to all, without regard to their race, color, religion,
sex, age or national origin" and that they provide training, employment and upgrading opportunities for disadvantaged
workers, and made publication of information re apprenticeship standards, holding of conferences, etc. mandatory rather
than optional, substituting "shall" for "may"; Sec. 31-51d transferred to Sec. 31-22p in 2005; P.A. 11-55 prohibited discrimination on basis of gender identity or expression.
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Sec. 31-51y. Drug testing: Medical screenings, regulation of employees and
testing of gaming participants permitted. (a) Nothing in sections 31-51t to 31-51aa,
inclusive, shall prevent an employer from conducting medical screenings, with the express written consent of the employees, to monitor exposure to toxic or other unhealthy
substances in the workplace or in the performance of their job responsibilities. Any such
screenings or tests shall be limited to the specific substances expressly identified in the
employee consent form.
(b) Nothing in sections 31-51t to 31-51aa, inclusive, shall restrict an employer's
ability to prohibit the use of intoxicating substances during work hours or restrict an
employer's ability to discipline an employee for being under the influence of intoxicating
substances during work hours.
(c) Nothing in sections 31-51t to 31-51aa, inclusive, shall restrict or prevent a urinalysis drug test program conducted under the supervision of the Department of Consumer
Protection relative to jai alai players, jai alai court judges, jockeys, harness drivers or
stewards participating in activities upon which pari-mutuel wagering is authorized under
chapter 226.
(P.A. 87-551, S. 8-10; P.A. 11-51, S. 204.)
History: P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (c) by substituting "Department of Consumer Protection" for "Division of Special
Revenue within the Department of Revenue Services", effective July 1, 2011.
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Sec. 31-51tt. Employer inquiries about an employee's or prospective employee's credit. Exceptions. Enforcement. (a) As used in this section:
(1) "Employee" means any person engaged in service to an employer in a business
of his employer;
(2) "Employer" means any person engaged in business who has one or more employees, including the state or any political subdivision of the state;
(3) "Financial institution" means any entity or affiliate of a state bank and trust
company, national banking association, state or federally chartered savings bank, state
or federally chartered savings and loan association, state or federally chartered credit
union, insurance company, investment advisor, broker-dealer or an entity registered
with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and
(4) "Substantially related to the employee's current or potential job" means the
information contained in the credit report is related to the position for which the employee or prospective employee who is the subject of the report is being evaluated
because the position:
(A) Is a managerial position which involves setting the direction or control of a
business, division, unit or an agency of a business;
(B) Involves access to customers', employees' or the employer's personal or financial information other than information customarily provided in a retail transaction;
(C) Involves a fiduciary responsibility to the employer, including, but not limited
to, the authority to issue payments, collect debts, transfer money or enter into contracts;
(D) Provides an expense account or corporate debit or credit card;
(E) Provides access to (i) confidential or proprietary business information, or (ii)
information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, process or trade secret that: (I) Derives independent economic value, actual or
potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by
proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from the disclosure or
use of the information; and (II) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the
circumstances to maintain its secrecy; or
(F) Involves access to the employer's nonfinancial assets valued at two thousand
five dollars or more, including, but not limited to, museum and library collections and
to prescription drugs and other pharmaceuticals.
(b) No employer or employer's agent, representative or designee may require an
employee or prospective employee to consent to a request for a credit report that contains
information about the employee's or prospective employee's credit score, credit account
balances, payment history, savings or checking account balances or savings or checking
account numbers as a condition of employment unless (1) such employer is a financial
institution, (2) such report is required by law, (3) the employer reasonably believes that
the employee has engaged in specific activity that constitutes a violation of the law
related to the employee's employment, or (4) such report is substantially related to the
employee's current or potential job or the employer has a bona fide purpose for requesting or using information in the credit report that is substantially job-related and is
disclosed in writing to the employee or applicant.
(c) Any employee or prospective employee may file a complaint with the Labor
Commissioner alleging a violation of the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.
Within thirty days after the filing of such complaint, the commissioner shall conduct
an investigation and shall render his findings. Should such findings warrant, the commissioner shall hold a hearing, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. An employer
shall be liable to the Labor Department for a civil penalty of three hundred dollars for
each inquiry made in violation of subsection (b) of this section.
(d) The Attorney General, upon complaint of the Labor Commissioner, shall institute civil actions to recover the penalties provided for under subsection (c) of this section.
Any amount recovered shall be deposited in the General Fund.
(P.A. 11-223, S. 1.)
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Sec. 31-53b. Worker training requirements for public works projects. Enforcement. Regulations. Exceptions. (a) Each contract for a public works project entered into on or after July 1, 2009, by the state or any of its agents, or by any political
subdivision of the state or any of its agents, described in subsection (h) of section 31-53, shall contain a provision requiring that each contractor furnish proof with the weekly
certified payroll form for the first week each employee begins work on such project
that any person performing the work of a mechanic, laborer or worker pursuant to the
classifications of labor under section 31-53 on such public works project, pursuant to
such contract, has completed a course of at least ten hours in duration in construction
safety and health approved by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration or, has completed a new miner training program approved by the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Administration in accordance with 30 CFR 46 or, in the case of
telecommunications employees, has completed at least ten hours of training in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.268, and, on or after July 1, 2012, that any plumber or electrician
subject to the continuing education requirements of section 20-334d, who has completed
a course of at least ten hours in duration in construction safety and health approved by
the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration five or more years prior to
the date such electrician or plumber begins work on such public works project, has
completed a supplemental refresher training course of at least four hours in duration
in construction safety and health taught by a federal Occupational Safety and Health
Administration authorized trainer.
(b) Any person required to complete a course or program under subsection (a) of
this section who has not completed the course or program shall be subject to removal
from the worksite if the person does not provide documentation of having completed
such course or program by the fifteenth day after the date the person is found to be in
noncompliance. The Labor Commissioner or said commissioner's designee shall enforce this section.
(c) Not later than January 1, 2012, the Labor Commissioner shall adopt regulations,
in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Such regulations shall require that the ten-hour construction safety and health courses required under subsection (a) of this section be conducted
in accordance with federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration Training
Institute standards, or, in the case of a supplemental refresher training course, shall
include, but not be limited to, an update of revised Occupational Safety and Health
Administration standards and a review of required construction hazards training, or
in accordance with Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration Standards or in
accordance with 29 CFR 1910.268, as appropriate. The Labor Commissioner shall accept as sufficient proof of compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) of
this section a student course completion card issued by the federal Occupational Safety
and Health Administration Training Institute, or such other proof of compliance said
commissioner deems appropriate, dated no earlier than five years before the commencement date of such public works project or, in the case of supplemental refresher training,
a student course completion card issued by said Occupational Safety and Health Administration authorized trainer dated not earlier than five years prior to the date such electrician or plumber begins work on such public works project.
(d) This section shall not apply to employees of public service companies, as defined
in section 16-1, or drivers of commercial motor vehicles driving the vehicle on the public
works project and delivering or picking up cargo from public works projects provided
they perform no labor relating to the project other than the loading and unloading of
their cargo.
(P.A. 06-175, S. 1; P.A. 08-83, S. 1; P.A. 10-47, S. 2; P.A. 11-63, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 08-83 amended Subsec. (a) by making provisions applicable to public works project contracts entered
into on or after July 1, 2009, replacing provision re total cost of work with reference to Sec. 31-53(g), requiring proof in
certified payroll form that new mechanic, laborer or worker has completed a 10-hour or more construction safety course
and adding provision re new miner training program, amended Subsec. (b) by substituting "person" for "employee" and
adding "or program", amended Subsec. (c) by adding "or in accordance with Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration
Standards" and setting new deadline of January 1, 2009, deleted former Subsec. (d) re "public building", added new Subsec.
(d) re exemptions for public service company employees and delivery drivers who perform no labor other than delivery
and made conforming and technical changes, effective January 1, 2009; P.A. 10-47 made a technical change in Subsec.
(a); P.A. 11-63 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re supplemental refresher training course for plumbers and
electricians subject to Sec. 20-334d, amended Subsec. (c) by adding provisions re regulations and subject matter of refresher
training course and refresher training course student completion cards, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2011.
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Sec. 31-57c. Disqualification of certain contractors from bidding on, applying
for or participating in public works contracts with the state: Disqualification by
Commissioner of Construction Services; procedure; causes. Exception permitting
disqualified contractor to participate in contract or subcontract. (a) As used in this
section, the term "contractor" shall mean any person, firm or corporation which has
contracted or seeks to contract with the state, or to participate in such a contract, in
connection with any public works of the state or a political subdivision of the state.
(b) Disqualification of a contractor is a serious action that shall be used only in
the public interest and for the state government's protection and not for purposes of
punishment or in lieu of other applicable enforcement or compliance procedures. The
causes for and consequences of disqualification under this section shall be separate from
and in addition to causes for and consequences of disqualification under sections 4b-95, 31-53a, 31-57a and 31-57b.
(c) The Commissioner of Construction Services may disqualify any contractor, for
up to two years, from bidding on, applying for, or participating as a subcontractor under,
contracts with the state, acting through any of its departments, commissions or other
agencies, except the Department of Administrative Services, the Department of Transportation and the constituent units of the state system of higher education, for one or
more causes set forth under subsection (d) of this section. The commissioner may initiate
a disqualification proceeding only after consulting with the contract awarding agency,
if any, and the Attorney General and shall provide notice and an opportunity for a hearing
to the contractor who is the subject of the proceeding. The hearing shall be conducted in
accordance with the contested case procedures set forth in chapter 54. The commissioner
shall issue a written decision within ninety days of the last date of such hearing and
state in the decision the reasons for the action taken and, if the contractor is being
disqualified, the period of such disqualification. The existence of a cause for disqualification shall not be the sole factor to be considered in determining whether the contractor
shall be disqualified. In determining whether to disqualify a contractor, the commissioner shall consider the seriousness of the contractor's acts or omissions and any mitigating factors. The commissioner shall send the decision to the contractor by certified
mail, return receipt requested. The written decision shall be a final decision for the
purposes of sections 4-180 and 4-183.
(d) Causes for disqualification from bidding on, or participating in, contracts shall
include the following:
(1) Conviction or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for or admission to
commission of a criminal offense as an incident to obtaining or attempting to obtain a
public or private contract or subcontract, or in the performance of such contract or
subcontract;
(2) Conviction or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or admission to the
violation of any state or federal law for embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, receiving stolen property or any other offense indicating
a lack of business integrity or business honesty which affects responsibility as a state
contractor;
(3) Conviction or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or admission to a
violation of any state or federal antitrust, collusion or conspiracy law arising out of the
submission of bids or proposals on a public or private contract or subcontract;
(4) A wilful failure to perform in accordance with the terms of one or more public
contracts, agreements or transactions;
(5) A history of failure to perform or of unsatisfactory performance of one or more
public contracts, agreements or transactions; or
(6) A wilful violation of a statutory or regulatory provision or requirement applicable to a public contract, agreement or transaction.
(e) For purposes of a disqualification proceeding under this section, conduct may
be imputed as follows:
(1) The fraudulent, criminal or other seriously improper conduct of any officer,
director, shareholder, partner, employee or other individual associated with a contractor
may be imputed to the contractor when the conduct occurred in connection with the
individual's performance of duties for or on behalf of the contractor and the contractor
knew of or had reason to know of such conduct. The term "other seriously improper
conduct" shall not include advice from an attorney, accountant or other paid consultant
if it was reasonable for the contractor to rely on such advice.
(2) The fraudulent, criminal or other seriously improper conduct of a contractor may
be imputed to any officer, director, shareholder, partner, employee or other individual
associated with the contractor who participated in, knew of or had reason to know of
the contractor's conduct.
(3) The fraudulent, criminal or other seriously improper conduct of one contractor
participating in a joint venture or similar arrangement may be imputed to other participating contractors if the conduct occurred for or on behalf of the joint venture or similar
arrangement and these contractors knew of or had reason to know of such conduct.
(f) The commissioner may reduce the period or extent of disqualification, upon the
contractor's request, supported by documentation, for the following reasons:
(1) Newly discovered material evidence;
(2) Reversal of the conviction upon which the disqualification was based;
(3) Bona fide change in ownership or management;
(4) Elimination of other causes for which the disqualification was imposed; or
(5) Other reasons the commissioner deems appropriate.
(g) The commissioner may grant an exception permitting a disqualified contractor
to participate in a particular contract or subcontract upon a written determination by the
head of the contract awarding agency that there is good cause, in the interest of the
public, for such action.
(P.A. 93-220, S. 1, 3; P.A. 11-51, S. 71.)
History: P.A. 93-220 effective July 2, 1993; (Revisor's note: In 1997 references in Subsec. (e) and Subsec. (e)(2) to
"inputed" were changed editorially by the Revisors to "imputed"); P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (c) to replace "Commissioner of Public Works" with "Commissioner of Construction Services", effective July 1, 2011.
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Sec. 31-57e. Contracts between the state and federally recognized Indian
tribes. Employment Rights Code; protection of persons employed by a tribe. (a)
As used in this section:
(1) "Commercial enterprise" means any form of commercial conduct or a particular
commercial transaction or act, including the operation of a casino, which relates to or
is connected with any profit-making pursuit;
(2) "Labor organization" means any organization which exists for the purpose, in
whole or in part, of collective bargaining or of dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms or conditions of employment, or of other mutual aid or protection in connection with employment;
(3) "Tribe" means any federally recognized Indian tribe which is subject to the
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-497, 25 USC 2701 et seq.
(b) The state shall not provide any funds or services which directly or indirectly
assist any tribe engaged in a commercial enterprise until the tribe adopts an Employment
Rights Code established pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, unless such funds or
services are (1) required by federal or state law, (2) were agreed to in writing prior to July
1, 1993, or (3) are provided to a project which is covered by federal or state employment
regulations or employment rights laws. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit
the state from enforcing any civil or criminal law, or any gaming regulation at a commercial enterprise owned or operated by a tribe, or to require the state to enforce a violation
of any criminal law which would not be a violation if it occurred outside tribal land.
The Governor, upon consulting with the leaders of the General Assembly, may waive
the restrictions set forth in this subsection in the event of a declared emergency.
(c) The state shall oppose any application by a tribe, pursuant to 25 CFR chapter
151, to convert any parcel of fee interest land to federal trust status. The conversion
shall be deemed contrary to the interest of the state and its residents.
(d) The Governor shall include in each future proposal by the state in negotiations
conducted pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, a provision requiring the
adoption of an Employment Rights Code established pursuant to subsection (e) of this
section. The Governor shall employ his best efforts to ensure that any final agreement,
compact or contract established under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act includes an
Employment Rights Code in accordance with subsection (e) of this section.
(e) The Employment Rights Code referred to under this section shall include the
following provisions:
(1) A commercial enterprise subject to tribal jurisdiction shall not, except in the
case of a bona fide occupational qualification or need, refuse to hire or employ or bar
or discharge from employment any individual or discriminate against him in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of the individual's
race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, national
origin, ancestry, age, present or past history of mental disorder, mental retardation,
sexual orientation, learning or physical disability, political activity, union activity or
the exercise of rights protected by the United States Constitution. This subdivision shall
not be construed to restrict the right of a tribe to give preference in hiring to members
of the tribe.
(2) A commercial enterprise subject to tribal jurisdiction shall not deny any individual, including a representative of a labor organization, seeking to ensure compliance
with this section, access to employees of the tribe's commercial enterprise during nonwork time in nonwork areas. The tribe shall not permit any supervisor, manager or other
agent of the tribe to restrict or otherwise interfere with such access.
(3) When a labor organization claims that it has been designated or selected for the
purposes of collective bargaining by the majority of the employees in a unit appropriate
for such purposes, the labor organization may apply to an arbitrator to verify the claim
pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection. If the arbitrator verifies that the labor
organization has been designated or selected as the bargaining representative by a majority of the employees in an appropriate unit, the tribe shall, upon request, recognize the
labor organization as the exclusive bargaining agent and bargain in good faith with the
labor organization in an effort to reach a collective bargaining agreement. However,
the arbitrator shall disallow any claim by a labor organization which is dominated or
controlled by the tribe.
(4) (A) Any individual or organization claiming to be injured by a violation of any
provision of this subsection shall have the right to seek binding arbitration under the
rules of the American Arbitration Association. Such individual or organization shall
file a demand for arbitration with the tribe not later than one hundred eighty days after
the employee or labor organization knows or should know of the tribe's violation of
any provision of this subsection. The demand shall state, in plain language, the facts
giving rise to the demand.
(B) The demand for arbitration shall also be served upon the Connecticut office of
the American Arbitration Association. Absent settlement, a hearing shall be held in
accordance with the rules and procedures of the American Arbitration Association.
The costs and fees of the arbitrator shall be shared equally by the tribe and the labor
organization.
(C) The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties and shall
be subject to judicial review and enforcement against all parties in the manner prescribed
by chapter 909.
(5) A tribe shall not retaliate against any individual who exercises any right under
the Employment Rights Code. Any individual or organization claiming to be injured by
a violation of the provisions of this section shall have the right to seek binding arbitration
pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection.
(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Governor may negotiate an
agreement with a tribe which establishes rights for employees of commercial enterprises
subject to tribal jurisdiction in addition to those provided under the Employment Rights
Code established under subsection (e) of this section.
(P.A. 93-365, S. 1-6; P.A. 11-55, S. 16.)
History: P.A. 93-365 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 11-55 amended Subsec. (e)(1) to prohibit discrimination on basis of
gender identity or expression.
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Sec. 31-57r. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 31-57s to 31-57w,
inclusive:
(1) "Child" means a biological, adopted or foster child, stepchild, legal ward of a
service worker, or a child of a service worker standing in loco parentis, who is (A) under
eighteen years of age; or (B) eighteen years of age or older and incapable of self-care
because of a mental or physical disability;
(2) "Day or temporary worker" means an individual who performs work for another
on (A) a per diem basis, or (B) an occasional or irregular basis for only the time required
to complete such work, whether such individual is paid by the person for whom such
work is performed or by an employment agency or temporary help service, as defined
in section 31-129;
(3) "Employee" means an individual engaged in service to an employer in the business of the employer;
(4) "Employer" means any person, firm, business, educational institution, nonprofit
agency, corporation, limited liability company or other entity that employs fifty or more
individuals in the state in any one quarter in the previous year, which shall be determined
on January first, annually. Such determination shall be made based upon the wage information submitted to the Labor Commissioner by the employer pursuant to subsection
(j) of section 31-225a. "Employer" does not include: (A) Any business establishment
classified in sector 31, 32 or 33 in the North American Industrial Classification System,
or (B) any nationally chartered organization exempt from taxation under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, that provides all
of the following services: Recreation, child care and education;
(5) "Family violence" has the same meaning as provided in section 46b-38a;
(6) "Retaliatory personnel action" means any termination, suspension, constructive
discharge, demotion, unfavorable reassignment, refusal to promote, disciplinary action
or other adverse employment action taken by an employer against an employee or a
service worker;
(7) "Service worker" means an employee primarily engaged in an occupation with
one of the following broad or detailed occupation code numbers and titles, as defined
by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics Standard Occupational Classification system
or any successor system: (A) 11-9050 Food Service Managers; (B) 11-9110 Medical
and Health Services Managers; (C) 21-1020 Social Workers; (D) 21-1093 Social and
Human Service Assistants; (E) 21-1094 Community Health Workers; (F) 21-1099 Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other; (G) 25-4020 Librarians; (H) 29-1050
Pharmacists; (I) 29-1070 Physician Assistants; (J) 29-1120 Therapists; (K) 29-1140
Registered Nurses; (L) 29-1150 Nurse Anesthetists; (M) 29-1160 Nurse Midwives; (N)
29-1170 Nurse Practitioners; (O) 29-2020 Dental Hygienists; (P) 29-2040 Emergency
Medical Technicians and Paramedics; (Q) 29-2050 Health Practitioner Support Technologists and Technicians; (R) 29-2060 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational
Nurses; (S) 31-1011 Home Health Aides; (T) 31-1012 Nursing Aides, Orderlies and
Attendants; (U) 31-1013 Psychiatric Aides; (V) 31-9091 Dental Assistants; (W) 31-9092 Medical Assistants; (X) 33-9032 Security Guards; (Y) 33-9091 Crossing Guards;
(Z) 35-1010 Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers; (AA) 35-2010
Cooks; (BB) 35-2020 Food Preparation Workers; (CC) 35-3010 Bartenders; (DD) 35-3020 Fast Food and Counter Workers; (EE) 35-3030 Waiters and Waitresses; (FF) 35-3040 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant; (GG) 35-9010 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers; (HH) 35-9020 Dishwashers; (II) 35-9030 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge and Coffee Shop; (JJ) 35-9090 Miscellaneous Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers; (KK) 37-2011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids
and Housekeeping Cleaners; (LL) 37-2019 Building Cleaning Workers, All Other;
(MM) 39-3030 Ushers, Lobby Attendants and Ticket Takers; (NN) 39-5010 Barbers,
Hairdressers, Hairstylists and Cosmetologists; (OO) 39-6010 Baggage Porters, Bellhops
and Concierges; (PP) 39-9010 Child Care Workers; (QQ) 39-9021 Personal Care Aides;
(RR) 41-1010 First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers; (SS) 41-2011 Cashiers; (TT)
41-2021 Counter and Rental Clerks; (UU) 41-2030 Retail Salespersons; (VV) 43-3070
Tellers; (WW) 43-4080 Hotel, Motel and Resort Desk Clerks; (XX) 43-4170 Receptionists and Information Clerks; (YY) 43-5020 Couriers and Messengers; (ZZ) 43-6010
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants; (AAA) 43-9010 Computer Operators; (BBB)
43-9020 Data Entry and Information Processing Workers; (CCC) 43-9030 Desktop
Publishers; (DDD) 43-9040 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks; (EEE) 43-9050 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service; (FFF) 43-9060
Office Clerks, General; (GGG) 43-9070 Office Machine Operators, Except Computer;
(HHH) 43-9080 Proofreaders and Copy Markers; (III) 43-9110 Statistical Assistants;
(JJJ) 43-9190 Miscellaneous Office and Administrative Support Workers; (KKK) 51-3010 Bakers; (LLL) 51-3020 Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry and Fish Processing
Workers; (MMM) 51-3090 Miscellaneous Food Processing Workers; (NNN) 53-3010
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians; (OOO)
53-3020 Bus Drivers; or (PPP) 53-3040 Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs, and is (i) paid on
an hourly basis, or (ii) not exempt from the minimum wage and overtime compensation
requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the regulations promulgated
thereunder, as amended from time to time. "Service worker" does not include day or
temporary workers;
(8) "Sexual assault" means any act that constitutes a violation of section 53a-70,
53a-70a, 53a-70b, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a; and
(9) "Spouse" means a husband or wife, as the case may be.
(P.A. 11-52, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 11-52 effective January 1, 2012.
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Sec. 31-57s. Employer requirement to provide sick leave to service workers.
Use of leave. Employer compliance. Rate of pay during leave. (a) Each employer
shall provide paid sick leave annually to each of such employer's service workers in
the state. Such paid sick leave shall accrue (1) beginning January 1, 2012, or for a service
worker hired after said date, beginning on the service worker's date of employment, (2)
at a rate of one hour of paid sick leave for each forty hours worked by a service worker,
and (3) in one-hour increments up to a maximum of forty hours per calendar year. Each
service worker shall be entitled to carry over up to forty unused accrued hours of paid
sick leave from the current calendar year to the following calendar year, but no service
worker shall be entitled to use more than the maximum number of accrued hours, as
described in subdivision (3) of this subsection, in any year.
(b) A service worker shall be entitled to the use of accrued paid sick leave upon the
completion of the service worker's six-hundred-eightieth hour of employment from
January 1, 2012, if the service worker was hired prior to January 1, 2012, or if hired
after January 1, 2012, upon the completion of the service worker's six-hundred-eightieth
hour of employment from the date of hire, unless the employer agrees to an earlier date.
A service worker shall not be entitled to the use of accrued paid sick leave if such service
worker did not work an average of ten or more hours a week for the employer in the
most recent complete calendar quarter.
(c) An employer shall be deemed to be in compliance with this section if the employer offers any other paid leave, or combination of other paid leave that (1) may be
used for the purposes of section 31-57t, and (2) is accrued in total at a rate equal to or
greater than the rate described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. For the purposes
of this subsection, "other paid leave" may include, but not be limited to, paid vacation,
personal days or paid time off.
(d) Each employer shall pay each service worker for paid sick leave at a pay rate
equal to the greater of either (1) the normal hourly wage for that service worker, or (2)
the minimum fair wage rate under section 31-58 in effect for the pay period during
which the employee used paid sick leave. For any service worker whose hourly wage
varies depending on the work performed by the service worker, the "normal hourly
wage" shall mean the average hourly wage of the service worker in the pay period prior
to the one in which the service worker used paid sick leave.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and sections 31-57t to 31-57w,
inclusive, and upon the mutual consent of the service worker and employer, a service
worker who chooses to work additional hours or shifts during the same or following
pay period, in lieu of hours or shifts missed, shall not use accrued paid sick leave.
(P.A. 11-52, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 11-52 effective January 1, 2012.
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Sec. 31-57t. Permitted uses for sick leave. (a) An employer shall permit a service
worker to use the paid sick leave accrued pursuant to section 31-57s:
(1) For (A) a service worker's illness, injury or health condition, (B) the medical
diagnosis, care or treatment of a service worker's mental illness or physical illness,
injury or health condition, or (C) preventative medical care for a service worker;
(2) For (A) a service worker's child's or spouse's illness, injury or health condition,
(B) the medical diagnosis, care or treatment of a service worker's child's or spouse's
mental or physical illness, injury or health condition, or (C) preventative medical care
for a child or spouse of a service worker; and
(3) Where a service worker is a victim of family violence or sexual assault (A) for
medical care or psychological or other counseling for physical or psychological injury
or disability, (B) to obtain services from a victim services organization, (C) to relocate
due to such family violence or sexual assault, or (D) to participate in any civil or criminal
proceedings related to or resulting from such family violence or sexual assault.
(b) If a service worker's need to use paid sick leave is foreseeable, an employer
may require advance notice, not to exceed seven days prior to the date such leave is to
begin, of the intention to use such leave. If a service worker's need for such leave is not
foreseeable, an employer may require a service worker to give notice of such intention
as soon as practicable. For paid sick leave of three or more consecutive days, an employer
may require reasonable documentation that such leave is being taken for the purpose
permitted under subsection (a) of this section. If such leave is permitted under subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of this section, documentation signed by a health care
provider who is treating the service worker or the service worker's child or spouse
indicating the need for the number of days of such leave shall be considered reasonable
documentation. If such leave is permitted under subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this
section, a court record or documentation signed by a service worker or volunteer working
for a victim services organization, an attorney, a police officer or other counselor involved with the service worker shall be considered reasonable documentation.
(c) Nothing in sections 31-57s to 31-57w, inclusive, shall be deemed to require any
employer to provide paid sick leave for a service worker's leave for any purpose other
than those described in this section.
(d) Unless an employee policy or collective bargaining agreement provides for the
payment of accrued fringe benefits upon termination, no service worker shall be entitled
to payment of unused accrued sick leave under this section upon termination of employment.
(e) Nothing in sections 31-57s to 31-57w, inclusive, shall be construed to prohibit
an employer from taking disciplinary action against a service worker who uses paid sick
leave provided under sections 31-57s to 31-57w, inclusive, for purposes other than those
described in this section.
(P.A. 11-52, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 11-52 effective January 1, 2012.
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Sec. 31-57u. Additional leave. Donation of unused leave. Breaks in service.
(a) Nothing in sections 31-57s to 31-57w, inclusive, shall be construed to (1) prevent
employers from providing more paid sick leave than is required under sections 31-57s
to 31-57w, inclusive, (2) diminish any rights provided to any employee or service worker
under a collective bargaining agreement, or (3) preempt or override the terms of any
collective bargaining agreement effective prior to January 1, 2012.
(b) Nothing in sections 31-57s to 31-57w, inclusive, shall be construed to prohibit
an employer (1) from establishing a policy whereby a service worker may donate unused
accrued paid sick leave to another service worker, and (2) who provides more paid sick
leave than is required under sections 31-57s to 31-57w, inclusive, for the purposes
described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 31-57t from limiting the amount
of such leave a service worker may use for other purposes.
(c) Any termination of a service worker's employment by an employer, whether
voluntary or involuntary, shall be construed as a break in service. Should any service
worker subsequently be rehired by the employer following a break in service, the service
worker shall (1) begin to accrue sick leave in accordance with section 31-57s, and (2)
shall not be entitled to any unused hours of paid sick leave that had been accrued prior
to the service worker's break in service unless agreed to by the employer.
(P.A. 11-52, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 11-52 effective January 1, 2012.
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Sec. 31-57v. Retaliatory personnel action prohibited. Filing of complaint with
Labor Commissioner. Hearing. Penalties. (a) No employer shall take retaliatory personnel action or discriminate against an employee because the employee (1) requests
or uses paid sick leave either in accordance with sections 31-57s and 31-57t or in accordance with the employer's own paid sick leave policy, as the case may be, or (2) files
a complaint with the Labor Commissioner alleging the employer's violation of sections
31-57s to 31-57w, inclusive.
(b) The Labor Commissioner shall advise any employee who (1) is covered by a
collective bargaining agreement that provides for paid sick days, and (2) files a complaint
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section of his or her right to pursue a grievance with
his or her collective bargaining agent.
(c) Any employee aggrieved by a violation of the provisions of sections 31-57s to
31-57w, inclusive, may file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner. Upon receipt
of any such complaint, said commissioner may hold a hearing. After the hearing, any
employer who is found by the Labor Commissioner, by a preponderance of the evidence,
to have violated the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be liable to the
Labor Department for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars for each violation. Any
employer who is found by the Labor Commissioner, by a preponderance of the evidence,
to have violated the provisions of sections 31-57s to 31-57u, inclusive, or section 31-57w shall be liable to the Labor Department for a civil penalty of up to one hundred
dollars for each violation. The Labor Commissioner may award the employee all appropriate relief, including the payment for used paid sick leave, rehiring or reinstatement
to the employee's previous job, payment of back wages and reestablishment of employee
benefits to which the employee otherwise would have been eligible if the employee had
not been subject to such retaliatory personnel action or discriminated against. Any party
aggrieved by the decision of the commissioner may appeal the decision to the Superior
Court in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.
(d) The Labor Commissioner shall administer this section within available appropriations.
(P.A. 11-52, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 11-52 effective January 1, 2012.
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Sec. 31-57w. Notice to service workers of sick leave requirements. Regulations. Each employer subject to the provisions of section 31-57s shall, at the time of
hiring, provide notice to each service worker (1) of the entitlement to sick leave for
service workers, the amount of sick leave provided to service workers and the terms
under which sick leave may be used, (2) that retaliation by the employer against the
service worker for requesting or using sick leave for which the service worker is eligible
is prohibited, and (3) that the service worker has a right to file a complaint with the
Labor Commissioner for any violation of this section and of sections 31-57s to 31-57v,
inclusive. Employers may comply with the provisions of this section by displaying a
poster in a conspicuous place, accessible to service workers, at the employer's place of
business that contains the information required by this section in both English and Spanish. The Labor Commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to
establish additional requirements concerning the means by which employers shall provide such notice. The Labor Commissioner shall administer this section within available
appropriations.
(P.A. 11-52, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 11-52 effective January 1, 2012.
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