Title 31 — Title 31: Labor

Sec. 31-40j. Definitions. As used in sections 31-40j to 31-40p, inclusive: (1) “Person” means one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, limited liability companies, business trusts, legal representatives or any organized group of persons. (2) “Employer” m…

Sec. 31-40k. Employee's right to information concerning toxic substances. Employer's list. (a) Each employer shall post a sign, at a location readily available for viewing by employees, which informs the employees that they have the right to information from their employer regard…

Sec. 31-40l. Information requirements for employer using or producing toxic substances. (a) Each employer shall provide information on the toxic substances which he uses or produces in the manufacture of any item, product or material, or which he uses or produces for purposes of …

Sec. 31-40m. Information requirements of supplier of toxic substances. Labor Department assistance. (a) Any person who supplies any toxic substance to an employer shall provide the following information to the employer: (1) The generic or basic chemical name of the toxic substanc…

Sec. 31-40n. Trade secret protections. Registration with Labor Commissioner. When an employer or an employer's supplier claims that revealing the identity of a toxic substance, pursuant to the requirements of sections 31-40j to 31-40p, inclusive, would constitute the disclosure o…

Sec. 31-40o. Discrimination prohibited. Waiver of rights void. (a) No employer shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, or in any manner discriminate against any employee who exercises the rights afforded to him pursuant to the provisions of sections 31-40j to 31-40p, inclusiv…

Sec. 31-40p. Severability. If any section, clause or provision of sections 31-40j to 31-40o, inclusive, shall be unconstitutional or be ineffective in whole or in part, to the extent that it is not unconstitutional or ineffective, it shall be valid and effective and no other sect…

Sec. 31-40q. Prohibition on smoking and use of electronic nicotine and cannabis delivery systems and vapor products in the workplace. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Person” means one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, limited liability companies, bu…

Sec. 31-40r. Regulations establishing guidelines for exemptions from nonsmoking area requirements. Section 31-40r is repealed, effective October 1, 2003. (P.A. 87-149, S. 2, 3; P.A. 03-45, S. 4.)

Sec. 31-40s. Smoking or use of tobacco products outside of the workplace. (a) No employer or agent of any employer shall require, as a condition of employment, that any employee or prospective employee refrain from smoking or using tobacco products outside the course of his emplo…

Sec. 31-40t. Employee's right to act in case of hazardous conditions. Complaints to and investigations by Labor Commissioner. Hearings. Regulations. Section 31-40t is repealed, effective June 6, 2016. (P.A. 91-33; P.A. 92-27; P.A. 95-79, S. 110, 189; P.A. 16-169, S. 35.)

Sec. 31-40u. Regulations establishing guidelines for use of video display terminals in state facilities. Section 31-40u is repealed, effective May 23, 2022. (P.A. 93-228, S. 29, 35; 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 22-67, S. 17.)

Sec. 31-40v. Establishment of safety and health committees by certain employers. (a) In order to promote health and safety in places of employment in this state, each employer of twenty-five or more employees in this state, including the state and any political subdivision of the…

Sec. 31-40w. Breastfeeding in the workplace. (a) Any employee may, at her discretion, express breast milk or breastfeed on site at her workplace during her meal or break period. (b) An employer shall make reasonable efforts to provide a room or other location, in close proximity …

Sec. 31-40x. Employer inquiries re employee's or applicant's personal online accounts. Exceptions. Enforcement. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Applicant” means any person actively seeking employment from an employer; (2) “Employee” means any person engaged in service to a…

Sec. 31-40y. Employer harassment of and discrimination against interns prohibited. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Employee” means any individual engaged in service to an employer in a business of such employer and receives compensation for such service; (2) “Employer” mea…

Sec. 31-40z. Penalizing employees for discussion or disclosure of wage information prohibited. Enforcement. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Employer” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, firm, partnership, voluntary association, joint stock association,…

Sec. 31-41. Order to remove excessive dust. Section 31-41 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3755; P.A. 73-379, S. 20, 21.)

Sec. 31-42. Appliances for threading shuttles. Section 31-42 is repealed, effective June 27, 2023. (1949 Rev., S. 3758; P.A. 23-117, S. 10.)

Sec. 31-43. Public laundries; sanitation. Section 31-43 is repealed, effective October 1, 2018. (1949 Rev., S. 3759; P.A. 18-168, S. 85.)

Sec. 31-44. Penalty for violation of orders. Section 31-44 is repealed, effective June 27, 2023. (1949 Rev., S. 3761; P.A. 74-338, S. 34, 94; P.A. 02-89, S. 71; P.A. 18-168, S. 41; P.A. 23-117, S. 10.)

Sec. 31-45. Emergency kits required in factories. Section 31-45 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 7369; P.A. 73-379, S. 20, 21.)

Sec. 31-45a. Protection of feet. Section 31-45a is repealed, effective June 27, 2023. (1972, P.A. 230; P.A. 23-117, S. 10.)

Secs. 31-46 and 31-46a. Safety regulations for workmen in building operations. Regulations for safe working conditions where no other provision; industrial safety committee. Sections 31-46 and 31-46a are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 7359; 1951, S. 3012d; 1959, P.A. 525; 1961, P.A. 24…

Sec. 31-47. Inspection of employee lodging houses. Any agent of a firm or corporation and every other person who maintains or has charge of any structure used as a boarding house or place of abode for laborers employed by such person, firm or corporation shall, within seventy-two…

Sec. 31-48. Laborers not to be overcharged. Any agent of a corporation, or other person employing laborers, who charges or exacts for articles or merchandise sold to such laborers a greater sum than is a reasonable price therefor in the town or city where such sales are made, sha…

Sec. 31-48a. Recruitment or referral of professional strikebreaker restricted. (a) As used in this section, “professional strikebreaker” means any person who has been employed anywhere two or more times in the same craft or industry in place of employees involved in strikes or lo…

Sec. 31-48b. Use of electronic surveillance devices by employers limited. Prohibition on recording negotiations between employers and employees. (a) For purposes of this section, “employer” means the owner or owners in the case of an unincorporated business, the partners in the c…

Sec. 31-48c. Hiring of municipal police during labor dispute prohibited. No employer, except the state or any political subdivision thereof, or employee organization involved in a labor dispute shall hire any member of a municipal police department in the town in which the labor …

Sec. 31-48d. Employers engaged in electronic monitoring required to give prior notice to employees. Exceptions. Civil penalty. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Employer” means any person, firm or corporation, including the state and any political subdivision of the state which h…

Sec. 31-49. Care required of a master for his servant's safety. It shall be the duty of the master to exercise reasonable care to provide for his servant a reasonably safe place in which to work, reasonably safe appliances and instrumentalities for his work and fit and competent …

Secs. 31-49a to 31-49d. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 31-49e. Paid family and medical leave. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 31-49f to 31-49u, inclusive: (1) “Authority” means the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority established in section 31-49f. “Authority” does not mean an appointing authority;…

Sec. 31-49f. Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority established. (a) There is established a Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority which shall be a body politic and corporate and shall constitute a public instrumentality and political subdivision of the stat…

Sec. 31-49g. Establishment and administration of Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program. Employee contributions. Authority duties. Payments. Employer duties. Compensation. Spouses. Concurrent compensation. Reimbursement to General Fund. (a) The Paid Family and Medical Le…

Sec. 31-49h. Implementation of Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program. Written procedures. Paid Family and Medical Leave Authority. Board of directors. Requests for proposals. (a) The board, on behalf of the authority, and for the purpose of implementing the Paid Family …

Sec. 31-49i. Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund established. (a) There is established a fund to be known as the “Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund” for the purpose of providing family and medical leave compensation to covered employees. The Family and Medic…

Sec. 31-49j. Duties of State Treasurer. The State Treasurer, on behalf of the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund and for purposes of the trust, shall: (1) Receive and invest moneys in the trust in any instruments, obligations, securities or property in accordance with …

Sec. 31-49k. State Treasurer. Investments. The State Treasurer shall invest the amounts on deposit in the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund in a manner reasonable and appropriate to achieve the objectives of the trust, exercising the discretion and care of a prudent p…

Sec. 31-49l. Board of directors. Responsibilities. (a) The Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority board of directors, in conducting the business of the authority, including its oversight functions, shall act: (1) With the care, skill, prudence and diligence under the c…

Sec. 31-49m. Enrollment in program by self-employed individual or sole proprietor. Withdrawal from program. (a) A self-employed individual or sole proprietor, upon application to the authority, in a form and manner prescribed by the authority, may enroll in the Family and Medical…

Sec. 31-49n. Public education campaign. Informational poster for health care providers. Web site, web-based form, application or digital service. (a) The authority shall conduct a public education campaign to inform individuals and employers regarding the Family and Medical Leave…

Sec. 31-49o. Private plans. Approval of. Conditions. (a)(1) Employers may apply to the authority for approval to meet their obligations under sections 31-49e to 31-49t, inclusive, through a private plan, which the authority shall evaluate in coordination with the Insurance Depart…

Sec. 31-49p. Covered employees. Denial of compensation. Penalty. Appeals filed with Labor Commissioner. Court appeals. (a) Any covered employee aggrieved by a denial of compensation under the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program or any person aggrieved by the impositio…

Sec. 31-49q. Written notice required of employer. Each employer shall, at the time of hiring, and annually thereafter, provide written notice to each of the employer's employees (1) of the entitlement to family and medical leave under sections 31-51kk to 31-51qq, inclusive, and 3…

Sec. 31-49r. Disqualification from program. Repayment of benefits. Wilful misrepresentation. Financial penalties. Health care providers. Medical certifications. (a) Any individual participating in the program who wilfully makes a false statement or misrepresentation regarding a m…

Sec. 31-49s. Employer providing more expansive benefits. Nothing in sections 31-49e to 31-49t, inclusive, 31-51kk to 31-51qq, inclusive, or section 31-51ss shall be construed to (1) prevent employers from providing any benefits that are more expansive than those provided for unde…

Sec. 31-49t. Authority's annual report. Not later than September 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the authority shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the Office of Policy and Management and to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance o…

Sec. 31-49u. Memorandum of understanding with federally recognized tribe re participation in program. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-6c, the Governor, in consultation with the authority, may enter into a memorandum of understanding with any federally recognized tribe…

Sec. 31-50. Enforcement. The commissioner shall enforce the provisions of part I of this chapter and sections 31-23 to 31-49, inclusive, by giving proper orders or notices to the persons or corporations owning, operating or managing the factories or buildings inspected by him and…