Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-41. Scope of bargaining determinationAny employee organization, employer, or arbitrator may request the board to determine the scope of collective bargaining if (1) during the course of collective negotiations one party seeks t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-42. Petitions concerning adoption of regulations(a) Any person or organization may at any time petition the board to promulgate, amend or repeal any regulation. The petition shall set forth clearly and concisely the text of the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-43. Settlement of casesInformal disposition may be made of any complaint or petition by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or default. (Effective May 7, 1980) AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-101 AUTHORITY: Conn. Ge…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-44. Pre-trial hearingsPrior to any scheduled hearing the board or agent may order the parties to meet with a board member, agent or other staff member for the purpose of obtaining stipulations of fact, joint exhibits, disclosur…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-45. Quorum of boardA vacancy in the board, or the absence or disqualification of a member of the board, shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the board, and two members of the boar…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-46. Nonjoinder and misjoinder of partiesNo proceeding under the act will be dismissed because a person directly concerned is not a party thereto. If it is necessary for the determination of the matter in dispute so to do, the b…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-47. Parties; reliefAll persons alleged to have engaged in any unfair labor practices may be joined as respondents, whether jointly, severally or in the alternative, and a decision may be rendered against such one or more of the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-48. Motions during hearingAll motions made at a hearing shall be stated orally, shall be included in the stenographic report of the hearing, and shall be decided by the board, except that motions made to intervene shall be made…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-49. Motion made before or after hearingAll motions made, other than those made during a hearing or hearings, shall be filed in writing with the board and shall state the order or relief applied for and the grounds for such moti…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-5. Signature of documentsThe duly authorized and official documents of the board of every description, and without exception, including but not limited to the board decisions, orders, notices, subpoenas, and communications shal…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-50. Waiver of objectionsAny objection not duly urged before the board shall be deemed waived unless the failure or neglect to urge such objection is excused by the board because of extraordinary circumstances. (Effective May 7,…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-51. Intervention; procedure; contents; filings and serviceAny person, employer or labor organization desiring to intervene in any proceeding shall file with the board a sworn petition and four (4) copies thereof in writing, set…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-52. Consolidation or severanceTwo or more proceedings under sections 31-105, 31-106 and 31-107 of the act may be consolidated by the board in its discretion and such proceedings may be severed by the board in its discretion. (E…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-53. Witnesses; examination; record; depositionsWitnesses at all hearings shall be examined orally, under oath or affirmation, and a record of the proceedings shall be made and kept by the board. Where a witness resides outside …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-54. Application for subpoenasAny party to the proceeding may apply to the board for the issuance of a subpoena or subpoenas duces tecum, requiring the attendance during a hearing of any person, party or witness and directing th…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-55. Issuance of subpoenas for production of books, papers and other mattersUpon proper application the board shall issue subpoenas at any time, requiring persons, parties or witnesses to attend or be examined or give testimony …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-56. Witness feesWitnesses summoned before the board or its agent shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the state, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the persons taking the s…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-57. HearingsA hearing for the purpose of taking testimony upon a complaint, upon a complaint and answer or upon a petition for an election shall be conducted by the board. Such hearings shall be open to the public. (Effective M…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-58. Hearings; powers and duty of the boardDuring the course of any hearing, the board shall have the full authority to control the conduct and procedure of the hearings, and the records thereof, to admit or exclude testimony or…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-59. Examination of witnesses; introduction of evidenceIn any hearing, the agent and all parties shall have the right to call, examine and cross‐examine witnesses and to introduce into the record papers and documents or other ev…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-6. DefinitionsThe term “Act” as used herein means the Connecticut State Labor Relations Act, sections 31-101 to 31-111b, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, and the term “Board” means the Connecticut State Board of …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-60. Hearings; evidenceThe board shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence. All findings of the board as to facts, however, shall be supported by substantial evidence. (Effective May 7, 1980) AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-61. Hearing; stipulationsAt a hearing, stipulations may be introduced in evidence with respect to any issue, subject to the ruling of the board. (Effective May 7, 1980) AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-101 AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen.…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-62. Continuation, adjournment or postponement of hearing; notice of withdrawal(a) In the discretion of the Board, the hearing may be continued from day to day or adjourned to a later date, or to a different place, by announceme…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-63. Contemptuous conduct at hearingAny person who engages in contemptuous conduct before the board may in the discretion of the board be excluded from the hearing room or further participation in the proceeding. (Effective May …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-64. Waiver of hearing and consent order(a) Nothing in these regulations shall prevent the entry of an order with the consent of the respondent, and on notice to all parties and without the holding of any hearing or the making o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-65. Oral argument or briefs; requests for findings of fact or conclusions at the close of hearings(a) In all hearings under sections 31‐106 and 31‐107 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the board may in its discretion permit …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-66. Variance between pleading and proof(a) A variance between an allegation in a petition for an election or a pleading in an unfair labor practice proceeding and the proof will be considered immaterial unless it prejudicially …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-67. Motions and objections at hearingsMotions made during the hearing and objections with respect to the conduct of the hearing, including objections to the introduction of evidence, shall be stated orally and shall be included…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-68. Motion to reopen hearingNo motion for leave to reopen a hearing because of newly discovered evidence shall be entertained unless it is shown that such additional evidence is material, that the motion has been timely made an…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-69. Findings of fact; conclusions of law; decision and order; exceptionsThe board shall at any time after the close of a hearing under section 31-107 of the act issue its findings of fact, conclusions of law, decision and order…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-7. Time limitationsWhenever the time limited in these regulations for any act is seven (7) days or more, Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and other days when the board’s offices are closed to the public shall be included in making …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-70. Record of proceedings before the board; unfair labor practice cases(a) The record of the proceedings before the board in unfair labor practice cases shall consist of the charge or amended charge, the pleadings, notices of h…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-71. Records of proceedings before the board; representation casesThe record of the proceedings before the board in representation cases shall consist of the petition or amended petition, notices of hearing, the agent’s recommen…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-72. Public recordThe record as defined in sections 31-101-70 and 31-101-71 hereof shall constitute the public record of the case and shall be made available for inspection or copying under such conditions as the board may presc…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-73. Practice before the boardAny person who at any time has been a member of or employed by the board shall not be permitted to appear as attorney or representative for any person, firm, corporation or organization until the ex…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-74. Service of documents by the board and agentComplaints, decisions and orders and other processes and papers of the board and agent may be served personally, by registered or certified mail or by leaving a copy thereof in the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-75. Service by a partyService of papers by a party to the proceeding shall be made by registered or certified mail, first class mail, postage prepaid or in person. The verified return by the individual so serving the same, sett…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-76. Service upon attorneyIf a party appears by his or its attorney, all papers other than the complaint, notice of original hearings and final decisions and orders may be served, as herein provided, upon such attorney with the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-77. Construction of regulationsThese regulations shall be liberally construed and shall not be deemed to limit the powers conferred upon the board by the act. (Effective May 7, 1980) AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-101 AUTHORI…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-78. Amendment of regulationsAny regulation may be amended or rescinded by the board at any time, in the manner provided by statute. (Effective May 7, 1980) AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-101 AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-1…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-79. Application of regulationsThese regulations and any amendments thereto shall govern all proceedings filed with the board on or after the effective date of these regulations and all other proceedings then pending, except to …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-8. Petition; filingA petition for an election pursuant to section 31‐106 of the act may be filed with the board by an employee or the employee’s representative, or, in special circumstances under section 31‐101‐10 of these regu…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-101-9. Petition of employee or labor organization(a) A petition, when filed by an employee, the employee’s representative or a labor organization, shall contain the information required by the form supplied by the board, including …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-11a-1. Purpose and scopeThe following regulations implement and facilitate the administration of sections 8 and 9 of Public Act 78-16, now codified as section 31-11a of the Connecticut General Statutes. That statute authorizes the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-11a-10. Worker retraining(a) Plan development. To the extent practicable before referring dislocated employees to training or approving training for such individuals, the administrator shall consult with such worker's former employ…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-11a-11. Preferred training(a) No cost training. The administrator shall, whenever possible, refer a dislocated employee to suitable training which is provided at no cost to the individual or to the Employee Dislocation Allowance Fu…