Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-376-7. Service and notice(a) At the time of filing pleading or other documents a copy thereof shall be served by the filing party or intervenor on every other party or intervenor. (b) Service upon a party or intervenor who has appe…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-376-8. Filing(a) Prior to the assignment of a case to a Hearing Officer, all papers shall be filed with the Secretary. Subsequent to the assignment of a case to a Hearing Officer, and before the issuance of his decision, all papers…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-376-9. ConsolidationCases may be consolidated on the motion of any party on the Hearing Officer's own motion, or on the Commission's own motion, where there exist common parties, common questions of law or fact, or both, or in such…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-1. Introduction(a) The Connecticut Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 (Chapter 571, Section 31-367 through 31-385), hereinafter referred to as the Act, is a state statute of general application designed to regulate empl…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-10. Proceedings under or related to the Act(a) Proceedings under or related to this chapter include, but are not limited to, inspections of worksites pursuant to section 31-374 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the contestin…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-11. TestimonyAn employee's testimony in any proceeding under or related to chapter 571 of the Connecticut General Statutes is protected by section 31-379 of the Connecticut General Statutes. This protection is not limited to te…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-12. Exercise of any right afforded by the Act(a) In addition to protecting employees who file complaints, institute proceedings, or testify in proceedings under or related to the Act, section 379 also protects employees from di…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-13—31-379-14. Reserved AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-379

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-15. Filing of complaint for discrimination(a) Who may file. A complaint pursuant to section 31-379 of the Connecticut General Statutes may be filed in writing by the employee or the employee's designated representative. (b) Pla…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-15a. The prehearing and hearing process(a) Upon receipt of the complaint, the Commissioner shall schedule a prehearing conference pursuant to section 31-1-3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies to be held no later t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-16. Proposed and final decision(a) Not later than sixty days after the close of evidence, or the filing of briefs, whichever is later, the hearing officer designated to preside over the contested case hearing shall issue a prop…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-17. Withdrawal of complaintEnforcement of the provisions of section 31-379 is not only a matter of protecting rights of individual employees, but also of public interest. Attempts by an employee to withdraw a previously filed c…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-18. Arbitration or other agency proceedings(a) General.(1) An employee who files a complaint under section 31-379 of the Act may also pursue remedies under grievance arbitration proceedings in collective bargaining agreements. …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-19—31-379-20. Reserved AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-379

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-2. PurposeThe purpose of these regulations is to make available in one place interpretations of the various provisions of section 31-379 of the Act which will guide the Commissioner of Labor in the performance of his duties the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-21. Walkaround pay disputesThe commissioner recognizes the essential nature of employee participation in walkaround inspections under section 31-374 of the act. Employees constitute a vital source of information to representati…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-22. Employee refusal to comply with safety rulesEmployees who refuse to comply with occupational safety and health standards or valid safety rules implemented by the employer in furtherance of the Act are not exercising any rig…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-3. Complaint procedureUpon the filing of a complaint pursuant to section 31-379 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the commissioner shall proceed pursuant to section 31-379-15a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-4. Persons prohibited from discriminatingSection 31-379 of the Connecticut General Statutes is not limited to actions taken by employers against their employees. A person may be charged with discriminatory action against an emp…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-5. Persons protected by section 31-379(a) All employees are afforded the full protection of section 31-379. For purposes of the Act, an employee is defined as \"any person engaged in service to an employer in a business of his …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-6. Unprotected activities(a) Actions taken by an employer, or others, which adversely affect an employee may be predicated upon nondiscriminatory grounds. The proscriptions of 379 apply when the adverse action occurs because th…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-7—31-379-8. Reserved AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-379

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-379-9. Complaints under or related to the Act(a) Discharge of, or discrimination against, an employee because the employee has filed \"any complaint — under or related to this Act —\" is prohibited by section 31-379. An example of …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-38a-1. Definitions(a) \"Potable water\" means pure clean water suitable for drinking or for washing purposes.(b) Dressing room is an enclosed space used by employees for changing and hanging up work clothes and street clothes. A dr…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-38a-10. HeatingEvery toilet room and water-closet compartment shall be kept heated during working hours to not less than 68°F. from November first to April first. Heating facilities installed after February 7, 1961, shall be so arr…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-38a-11. LightingEvery toilet room or water-closet compartment shall be so illuminated that all parts of the room and compartment are easily visible at all times during working hours. If daylight is not sufficient for this purpose, …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-38a-12. Urinals(a) One urinal shall be installed by every railroad company in each place of employment employing ten or more male employees for every forty males or fractional part thereof up to two hundred and thereafter one addit…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-38a-13. Privies(a) Privy vaults will be prohibited until after it has been shown to the satisfaction of the labor commissioner that their use is unavoidable. (b) Every privy vault shall be water-tight and fly-proof, and the walls s…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-38a-14. Maintenance(a) All water-closet compartments and all toilet rooms and all wash and dressing rooms and all privies and the floors, walls, ceilings and surfaces thereof, and all fixtures therein, and all water closets and uri…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-38a-15. Scope and applicationSections 31-38a-1 to 31-38a-14, inclusive, apply to sanitary facilities for railroad employees employed in, at or near depots, terminals, passenger yards, coach yards, freight yards, switching yards, ga…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-38a-2. Water supply and drinking facilities(a) Every railroad company in each place of employment shall provide an adequate supply of clean wholesome water at conveniently accessible locations for drinking and washing purposes. (b)…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-38a-3. General toilet accommodations(a) Every railroad company in each place of employment employing ten or more females shall provide at least one suitably equipped restroom. Such restroom may be located in a dressing room. (b) Ev…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-38a-4. Washing facilities(a) All water supplied by any railroad company in each place of employment for washing purposes shall be potable water. (b) Every railroad company in each place of employment shall furnish for each sex at l…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-38a-5. Toilet facilities(a) Water closets required; sex designation. Separate water-closet compartments or toilet rooms shall be provided for each sex by every railroad company in each place of employment where both males and femal…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-38a-6. Privacy(a) Installations existing on February 7, 1961. (1) The entrance door to every water-closet compartment or toilet room existing on February 7, 1961, which opens directly into a workroom shall be screened from view by …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-38a-7. Construction(a) Installations existing on February 7, 1961. (1) The outside partitions of every toilet room and of every water-closet compartment not located in a toilet room shall be of solid construction and shall extend t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-38a-8. Fixtures(a) Every water closet installed after February 7, 1961, shall have a rim flush bowl made of vitreous china or of other approved material. Every such bowl shall be set entirely free and open from all enclosing woodwo…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-38a-9. Ventilation(a) Installations existing on February 7, 1961. In places of employment existing on February 7, 1961, every toilet room or every water closet or urinal compartment shall be ventilated to the outdoor air by window,…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-390(b)-1. PurposeThe purpose of these regulations is to implement Sections 31-386 to 31-391 of the Connecticut General Statutes, more commonly known as the Emergency Municipal Public Works Employment Act. (Effective June 8, 1979)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-390(b)-2. AuthorityThese regulations are authorized pursuant to Section 31-390 (b) delegating to the Commissioners of Administrative Services, Economic Development, Labor, and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management au…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-390(b)-3. EligibilityAny municipality with an unemployment rate equal to or in excess of seven percent of its work force as of March 1975, as certified by the Commissioner of Labor, shall be eligible for state financial assistance …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-390(b)-4. Projects(a) No emergency municipal Public Works employment project is to exceed an estimated cost of five hundred thousand dollars, unless in the discretion of the commissioners, a project exceeding five hundred thousand …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-390(b)-5. DeadlineApplications on approved forms will be accepted no later than November 15, 1975.(Effective June 8, 1979)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-390(b)-6. Amendments to estimated cost of specificationsProjects previously submitted based on an original estimated cost or work specification may be amended or altered only upon the approval in contract form by the commissioners …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-3g-1. Definitions(a) \"Commissioner\" means the Labor Commissioner of the State of Connecticut whose mailing address is 200 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109. (b) \"Labor Department\" means the State of Connect…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-3g-2. Provision of serviceThe Commissioner of Labor shall provide assistance within existing resources to displaced homemakers and access to programs specific to the job training and placement needs of displaced homemakers. The Com…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-3g-3. Types of servicesSuch assistance and program access services shall include, but not be limited to:(1) vocational counseling and education,(2) assessment of skills,(3) job training for various occupations, including skilled cr…