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Connecticut is located in the United States in North America and is bordered by New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Connecticut has 8 counties and 188 municipalities, and its capital is Harford. It has its own state constitution and is comprised of three co-equal branches of government: the Executive Branch (a governor and other officers elected within ...
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Connecticut is an at-will employment state. This means that, in the absence of an employment contract for a definite period of time, either the employee or the employer can terminate the employment for any reason or for no reason at all. Cweklinsky v. ...
On June 1, 2023, the minimum wage increased to $15 per hour and on January 1, 2024, the minimum wage will be indexed to the Employment Cost Index, which is calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor. Employers may pay not less than 85% of the minimum wage to persons under the age of 18 for the first 90 days of their employment. ...
Connecticut law does not require employers to provide paid vacations to employees. Moreover, employers who do provide such paid leave are not required to offer employees the value of their accrued but unused time off when the employee terminates employment. However, if an employer has a policy or practice of providing ...
An employee can sue for discrimination under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA). Connecticut prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of the following protected characteristics: race, color, religious creed, age, sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, present ...
Connecticut is an at-will employment state. This means that, in the absence of an employment contract for a definite period of time, either the employee or the employer can terminate the employment for any reason or for no reason at all. Cweklinsky v. Mobil Chem. Co., 267 Conn. 210, 225 (2004). ...
The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("WARN") requires covered employers - those with at least 100 employees - to provide employees with 60 days of written notice of an impending "plant closing" or "mass layoff." 29 U.S.C. §§ 2101, 2102. Connecticut law does not impose ...
Connecticut has adopted the 1979 Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 35-50 to -58, which prohibits the misappropriation of an employer's trade secrets through "improper means," such as theft, bribery, espionage, or breach of a duty to maintain secrecy. Conn. ...
Employers may pay employees with cash; by negotiable checks; upon an employee's written or electronic request, by direct deposit; or by payroll or debit card. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-71b; Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-71k.
Employers are required to pay employees ...
In Connecticut, employers must notify prospective employees in writing at the time of application that a urinalysis drug test will be required. A urinalysis drug test that produces positive results must be reported to the applicant, and may be disclosed by the employer on a need-to-know basis only. Conn. ...
Like other states, Connecticut has a workers’ compensation program, which covers work-related injuries and which is centrally administered through Connecticut’s Department of Administrative Services. Benefits paid by workers’ compensation include medical expenses and lost wages. ...
The Connecticut Department of Labor administers an unemployment insurance program. Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 31-222 to -274j. Generally, the program provides unemployment insurance benefits for employees who lose their employment through no fault of their own. A separated employee is ineligible for unemployment benefits ...
Connecticut has a federally approved occupational safety and health regulatory program, but it applies only to the public sector (state and municipal government offices and operations). Public employers must follow the Connecticut Occupational Safety and Health Act (CT OSH Act), which requires employers to provide ...
Industrial labor relations in the United States are governed by federal labor law. Connecticut does not have a “right to work” statute.
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Immigration law in the United States is governed by federal law.
For more information about labor and employment law in Connecticut, please contact:
Contact Person: Glenn W. Dowd
Law Firm Name: Day Pitney LLP
Address: 242 Trumbull Street, Hartford, CT 06103
Email address: gwdowd@daypitney.com