Title 31 — Title 31: Labor

Sec. 31-53d. Renewable energy and hydrogen projects. Community benefits agreement. Workforce development program. Contractor sworn certification. Wages. Penalties. Exceptions. (a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Covered project” means a renewa…

Sec. 31-54. Rate of wages for work on state highways. The Labor Commissioner shall determine the prevailing rate of wages upon any highway contract within any specified area on an hourly basis and the amount of payment or contributions paid or payable on behalf of each employee t…

Sec. 31-55. Posting of wage rates by contractors doing state work. Every contractor or subcontractor performing work for the state subject to the provisions of section 31-53 or 31-54 shall post the prevailing wages as determined by the Labor Commissioner in prominent and easily a…

Sec. 31-55a. Annual adjustments to wage rates by contractors doing state work. Each contractor that is awarded a contract on or after October 1, 2002, for (1) the construction of a state highway or bridge that falls under the provisions of section 31-54, or (2) the construction, …

Sec. 31-56. Hours of labor on state bridges. Section 31-56 is repealed, effective October 1, 2008. (1949 Rev., S. 2208; 1963, P.A. 240, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 261; P.A. 08-101, S. 31.)

Sec. 31-56a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section and sections 31-56b and 31-56c: (1) “Project labor agreement” means a prehire agreement covering the terms and conditions for all persons who will perform work on a specific public works project; (2) “Public entity” means…

Sec. 31-56b. Project labor agreements for public works projects. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute, regulation or requirement regarding procurement of goods or services, a public entity may require a project labor agreement for any public works project whe…

Sec. 31-56c. Use of project labor agreement re public school design-build contract. Prior to a public entity entering into a design-build contract for new construction of a public school or for renovation or reconstruction of an existing public school with a value greater than or…

Sec. 31-56d. Severability. The provisions of sections 31-56b and 31-56c are severable and if any provision is determined to contravene state or federal law, the remainder of sections 31-56b and 31-56c shall remain in full force and effect. (P.A. 12-70, S. 7.) History: P.A. 12-70 …

Sec. 31-57. Hours of labor on construction, alteration or repair of public works project. Each contract entered into by the Commissioner of Administrative Services for the construction, alteration or repair of any public works project shall contain a provision to the effect that …

Sec. 31-57a. Awarding of contracts to National Labor Relations Act violators prohibited. Section 31-57a is repealed, effective June 18, 2013. (P.A. 79-390, S. 1, 2; P.A. 13-140, S. 22.)

Sec. 31-57aa. Relocation of call center to foreign country. Notice to commissioner. Penalty. Annual list. Ineligibility for state financial support. State contracts. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Call center” means a facility or other operation through which employees re…

Sec. 31-57b. Awarding of contracts to occupational safety and health law violators prohibited. No contract shall be awarded by the state or any of its political subdivisions to any person or firm or any firm, corporation, partnership or association in which such persons or firms …

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. (a) As used in this section, “contractor” means any pers…

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 cont…

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…

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…

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 employmen…

Sec. 31-57h. Joint enforcement commission on employee misclassification. Members. Duties. Report. (a) There is established a joint enforcement commission on employee misclassification. The commission shall consist of the Labor Commissioner, the Commissioner of Revenue Services, t…

Sec. 31-57i. Employee Misclassification Advisory Board. Members. Duties. There is established the Employee Misclassification Advisory Board to advise the joint enforcement commission on employee misclassification established pursuant to section 31-57h on misclassification in the …

Secs. 31-57j to 31-57q. Reserved for future use. PART IV GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 31-57r. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 31-57s to 31-57w, inclusive: (1) “Child” means (A) a biological, adopted or foster child, stepchild or legal ward of an employee, (B) a child of an employee standing in loco parentis, or (C) an individual to whom the …

Sec. 31-57s. Employer requirement to provide sick leave to employees. 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 employees in the state. Such paid sick leave shall accrue (1) (A)…

Sec. 31-57t. Permitted uses for sick leave. (a) An employer shall permit an employee to use the paid sick leave accrued pursuant to section 31-57s: (1) For (A) an employee's illness, injury or health condition, (B) the medical diagnosis, care or treatment of an employee's mental …

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 said sections, (2) diminish any rights provided …

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 a…

Sec. 31-57w. Notice to service workers of sick leave requirements. Employer record keeping. Regulations. (a) Each employer subject to the provisions of section 31-57s shall, at the time of hiring, provide notice to each employee (1) of (A) the entitlement to paid sick leave for e…

Sec. 31-57x. Paid family and medical leave program. Implementation plan. Report. (a) The Labor Commissioner, in consultation with the State Treasurer, the State Comptroller and the Commissioner of Administrative Services, shall establish the procedures necessary to implement a pa…

Sec. 31-57y. Unpaid time off for purposes of voting at an election. From June 23, 2021, to June 30, 2024, each employer shall grant to (1) each employee in the case of a state election, or (2) each employee who is an elector in the case of any special election for United States s…

Sec. 31-57z. Education assistance programs. Notice to employees. (a) Not later than December 1, 2021, and annually thereafter until December 1, 2024, each employer in the state with one hundred or more employees shall notify the employees of such employer who are residents of the…