Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51d-9. Complaints(a) This section is not applicable to any complaint concerning discrimination or other equal opportunity matters; all such complaints shall be submitted, processed and resolved in accordance with state or federal e…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ddd-1. DefinitionsAs used in sections 31-51ddd-1 through 31-51ddd-16, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (1) \"Account Holder\" means \"account holder\" as defined in section 31-51ww of the Connecticut G…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ddd-10. Reporting requirements(a) A community-based organization whose program has been granted certification shall report to the department no later than November 1st of each year in a manner prescribed by the department. The re…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ddd-11. Approved plan(a) The community-based organization operating a certified state IDA program shall be required to enter into an approved plan with each account holder. (b) The approved plan shall contain the following requir…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ddd-12. Financial institutions(a) A community-based organization operating a certified state IDA program shall be required to enter into a written governing instrument with a financial institution. (b) The written governing agree…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ddd-13. Certification and review process(a) A community-based organization seeking certification of its existing or proposed IDA program shall submit its request to the department. The request shall include: (1) evidence of the c…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ddd-14. Suspension and decertification process(a) The department may suspend or decertify a community-based organization's program for non-compliance with applicable statutes, regulations and contracts. (b) When the department su…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ddd-15. Solicitation for funding grants(a) The department shall publicly solicit proposals for grants from available funds in the Individual Development Account Reserve Fund from community-based organizations to operate certified…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ddd-16. Application and implementationWhen an individual believes that he has been unfairly denied access to a certified state IDA program or otherwise treated inequitably as an account holder, the individual may complain to the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ddd-2. Eligibility requirements for account holders(a) To participate in a certified state IDA program, an individual, at the time of application, shall be a member of a household located in Connecticut whose adjusted gross incom…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ddd-3. Selection criteriaIn the selection of account holders, a community-based organization shall use its best efforts to ensure that at least thirty percent of the individual development account holders have earned income at or…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ddd-4. Permissible savings goals of individual development accountsIndividual development accounts shall only be established for one of the following purposes: (1) the costs of education or job training;(A) Education costs for an…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ddd-5. Support servicesEach community-based organization operating a certified state IDA program shall provide the following services to an account holder: (1) Credit history assessments;(2) Assistance in credit repair and on-goi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ddd-6. Individual development account reserve fund(a) The department shall establish and administer an Individual Development Account Reserve Fund for the following purposes: (1) to provide grants to community-based organizations…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ddd-7. Establishment and maintenance of local reserve fundA community-based organization shall establish, through written governing instruments with a financial institution, a separate local reserve fund into which the department…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ddd-8. Leaves of absenceAn account holder may request a leave of absence for reasons including, but not limited to, illness, eviction, death, divorce, loss of employment. The community-based organization may grant an account hold…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ddd-9. Emergency withdrawalsAn account holder may request an emergency withdrawal, as defined in section 31-51ddd-1 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The community-based organization may grant an account holder's …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ee-1. (Repealed) Repealed March 9, 1999.

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51ee-2—31-51ee-8. Transferred Transferred to Sec 31-51qq-42—31-51qq-48., March 9, 1999

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51k-1. Prohibition of employment of illegal aliensNo employer or agent or representative of an employer shall employ an alien not entitled to lawful residence in the United States. For the purposes of this regulation, \"lawful resi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51k-2. Employment of alien to be recordedEach employer who employs or continues to employ an alien shall record the name, address, and alien registration number and/or the date of issue of such type of document which authorizes emp…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-1. DefinitionsFor purposes of sections 31-51qq-1 to 31-51qq-52, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (a) “Act,” “Family and Medical Leave Act” or “FMLA” means sections 31-51kk to 31-51qq, inclusive, of …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-10. For an employee seeking intermittent leave or reduced schedule leave, what is meant by the “medical necessity for” such leave?For intermittent leave or reduced schedule leave, there shall be a medical need for leave and it…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-11. How much leave may an employee take?(a) An eligible employee is limited to a total of twelve (12) workweeks of leave during any twelve (12)-month period for any one or more of the following reasons, except that the employe…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-12. If leave is taken for the birth of a child, or for placement of a child for adoption or foster care, when must the leave be concluded?An employee’s entitlement to leave for a birth or placement for adoption or foster care …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-13. How much leave may spouses take if they are employed by the same employer?(a) Spouses who are eligible for FMLA leave and are employed by the same covered employer may be limited to a combined total of twelve (12) workweek…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-14. Does FMLA leave have to be taken all at once, or can it be taken in parts (intermittently or on a reduced schedule)?(a) An eligible employee may take FMLA leave intermittently or on a reduced schedule under certain circums…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-15. May an employer transfer an employee to an “alternative position” in order to accommodate intermittent leave or a reduced schedule leave?(a) If an employee needs intermittent leave or leave on a reduced schedule that is fo…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-16. How does one determine the amount of leave used where an employee takes intermittent leave or reduced schedule leave?(a) If an employee takes leave on an intermittent or reduced schedule, only the amount of leave actually …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-17. May an employer deduct hourly amounts from an employee's salary when providing unpaid leave under FMLA, without affecting the employee's qualification for exemption as an executive, administrative, or professional employee…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-18. Is FMLA leave paid or unpaid?(a) Generally, FMLA leave is unpaid. However, under the circumstances described in this section, FMLA permits an eligible employee to choose to substitute accrued paid leave provided by the emp…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-19. Under what circumstances may an employer designate leave, paid or unpaid, as FMLA leave and, as a result count it against the employee's total FMLA leave entitlement? (Repealed) Repealed August 3, 2022.(Adopted effective M…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-2. What employers are covered by the act?(a) “Employer” is defined in section 31-51qq-1(h) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. (b) Normally, the legal entity which employs the employee is the employer under FMLA.…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-20. Is an employee entitled to benefits while using FMLA leave?An employee's entitlement to benefits other than group health benefits during a period of FMLA leave is to be determined by the employer's established policy for p…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-21. What are an employee’s rights on returning to work from FMLA leave?(a) For purposes of this section and section 31-51qq-22 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, “physical condition” means any health condition r…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-22. When is the employer obligated to transfer an employee to work suitable to an employee’s physical condition?(a) In the case of a medical leave, if the employee is medically unable to perform the employee’s original job at …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-23. What is an equivalent position?(a) An equivalent position is one that is virtually identical to the employee’s former position in terms of pay, benefits and working conditions, including privileges, perquisites and status.…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-24. Are there any limitations on an employer’s obligation to reinstate an employee?(a) An employee has no greater right to reinstatement or to other benefits and conditions of employment than if the employee had been continuou…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-25. How are employees protected who request leave or otherwise assert FMLA rights?(a) The FMLA prohibits interference with an employee’s rights under the law, and with legal proceedings or inquiries relating to an employee’s r…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-26. What notices to employees are required of employers under the FMLA?(a) General notice. An FMLA-covered employer shall provide a notice or policy to each employee explaining the Act’s provisions and providing information co…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-27. What notice does an employee have to give an employer when the need for FMLA leave is foreseeable?(a) Timing of notice. For purposes of sections 31-51qq-1 to 31-51qq-52, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State A…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-28. What are the requirements for an employee to furnish notice to an employer where the need for FMLA leave is not foreseeable?(a) Timing of notice. When the approximate timing of the need for leave is not foreseeable, an emp…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-29. What recourse do employers have if employees fail to provide the required notice?(a) An employer may waive employees’ FMLA notice obligations or the employer’s own internal rules on leave notice requirements. (b) If an emp…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-3. In determining whether an employer is covered by FMLA, what does it mean to employ 75 or more employees on October first annually? (Repealed) Repealed August 3, 2022.(Adopted effective March 9, 1999; Repealed August 3, 2022…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-30. When shall an employee provide medical certification to support FMLA leave?(a) General. An employer may require that an employee's leave for his or her own serious health condition or to care for the employee's family memb…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-31. How much information may be required in a medical certification for an employee’s own serious health condition or the serious health condition of a family member?(a) Required information. When an employee requests leave be…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-32. What may an employer do if it questions the adequacy of a medical certificate for leave taken because of an employee’s own serious health condition or the serious health condition of a family member?(a) Clarification and a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-33. Under what circumstances may an employer request subsequent recertifications of a medical condition?(a) Thirty (30)-day rule. An employer may request recertification no more often than every thirty (30) days and only in co…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-34. What notice may an employer require regarding an employee's intent to return to work?(a) An employer may require an employee on FMLA leave to report periodically on the employee's status and intent to return to work. The e…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 31-51qq-35. Under what circumstances may an employer require that an employee submit a “fitness-for-duty” certification that the employee is able to return to work?(a) As a condition of restoring an employee whose FMLA leave was occas…