Part II - PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES

Section 31-23 - Employment of minors prohibited in certain occupations. Exceptions
Section 31-23a - Minors employed on or after October 1, 2007, deemed to have been lawfully employed
Section 31-24 - Hazardous employment of children forbidden
Section 31-25 - Operation of elevators by minors
Section 31-26 and 31-27 - [Repealed]
Section 31-28 - [Repealed]
Section 31-29 - Manufacturing license for residential buildings
Section 31-30 - Home workers
Section 31-31 - Records of home workers and materials
Section 31-32 - Penalty
Section 31-33 - [Repealed]
Section 31-34 - [Repealed]
Section 31-35 - [Repealed]
Section 31-36 - Toilet room required in foundries. Penalty
Section 31-37 - [Repealed]
Section 31-38 - [Repealed]
Section 31-38a and 31-38b - [Repealed]
Section 31-39 - [Repealed]
Section 31-39a - [Repealed]
Section 31-40 - [Repealed]
Section 31-40a - [Repealed]
Section 31-40b - [Repealed]
Section 31-40c - Information and notice requirements for employers using or producing carcinogens
Section 31-40d - [Repealed]
Section 31-40e - [Repealed]
Section 31-40f - [Repealed]
Section 31-40g - Information requirements for employers using or producing substances hazardous to reproductive systems
Section 31-40h - [Repealed]
Section 31-40i - [Repealed]
Section 31-40j - Definitions
Section 31-40k - Employee's right to information concerning toxic substances. Employer's list
Section 31-40l - Information requirements for employer using or producing toxic substances
Section 31-40m - Information requirements of supplier of toxic substances. Labor Department assistance
Section 31-40n - Trade secret protections. Registration with Labor Commissioner
Section 31-40o - Discrimination prohibited. Waiver of rights void
Section 31-40p - Severability
Section 31-40q - Smoking in the workplace. Designation of smoking rooms
Section 31-40r - [Repealed]
Section 31-40s - Smoking or use of tobacco products outside of the workplace
Section 31-40t - [Repealed]
Section 31-40u - [Repealed]
Section 31-40v - Establishment of safety and health committees by certain employers
Section 31-40w - Breastfeeding in the workplace
Section 31-40x - Employer inquiries re employee's or applicant's personal online accounts. Exceptions. Enforcement
Section 31-40y - Employer harassment of and discrimination against interns prohibited
Section 31-40z - Penalizing employees for discussion or disclosure of wage information prohibited. Enforcement
Section 31-40aa - Rehiring laid-off employees. Notice of available positions required. Offers of employment. Retaliatory personnel action prohibited. Private right of action
Section 31-40bb - Access to public employee orientations and information by exclusive bargaining representative. Right to use electronic mail system, buildings and other facilities. Payroll deductions. Dispute proceedings. Prohibited practices
Section 31-41 - [Repealed]
Section 31-42 - [Repealed]
Section 31-43 - [Repealed]
Section 31-44 - [Repealed]
Section 31-45 - [Repealed]
Section 31-45a - [Repealed]
Section 31-46 and 31-46a - [Repealed]
Section 31-47 - Inspection of employee lodging houses
Section 31-48 - Laborers not to be overcharged
Section 31-48a - Recruitment or referral of professional strikebreaker restricted
Section 31-48b - Use of electronic surveillance devices by employers limited. Prohibition on recording negotiations between employers and employees
Section 31-48c - Hiring of municipal police during labor dispute prohibited
Section 31-48d - Employers engaged in electronic monitoring required to give prior notice to employees. Exceptions. Civil penalty
Section 31-49 - Care required of a master for his servant's safety
Section 31-49e - Paid family and medical leave. Definitions
Section 31-49f - Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority established
Section 31-49g - Establishment and administration of Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program. Employee contributions. Authority duties. Payments. Compensation. Spouses. Concurrent compensation. Reimbursement to General Fund
Section 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
Section 31-49i - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund established
Section 31-49j - Duties of State Treasurer
Section 31-49k - State Treasurer. Investments
Section 31-49l - Board of directors. Responsibilities
Section 31-49m - Enrollment in program by self-employed individual or sole proprietor. Withdrawal from program
Section 31-49n - Public education campaign. Web site, web-based form, application or digital service
Section 31-49o - Private plans. Approval of. Conditions
Section 31-49p - Covered employees. Denial of compensation. Penalty. Appeals filed with Labor Commissioner. Court appeals
Section 31-49q - Written notice required of employer
Section 31-49r - Disqualification from program. Repayment of benefits. Wilful misrepresentation. Financial penalties. Health care providers. Medical certifications
Section 31-49s - Employer providing more expansive benefits
Section 31-49t - Authority's annual report
Section 31-50 - Enforcement
Section 31-50a - Noncompete agreements: Security guards
Section 31-50b - Noncompete agreements: Broadcast employees
Section 31-51 - Blacklisting
Section 31-51a to 31-51e - Transferred
Section 31-51f - Participation in Manpower Development and Training Act
Section 31-51g - Use of polygraph prohibited. Penalty. Exceptions
Section 31-51h - [Repealed]
Section 31-51i - Employer inquiries about erased criminal record prohibited. Discrimination on basis of erased criminal record, provisional pardon or certificate of rehabilitation prohibited. Availability of information on employment application form. Duties of consumer reporting agency issuing consumer report for employment purposes containing criminal matters of public record. Complaints
Section 31-51j - Transferred
Section 31-51k - [Repealed]
Section 31-51l - Leave of absence for certain public and private employees elected to public office
Section 31-51m - Protection of employee who discloses employer's illegal activities or unethical practices or reports a suspected incident of child abuse or neglect. Civil action
Section 31-51n - Definitions
Section 31-51o - Continuation of group health insurance for employees affected by relocation or closing of covered establishment. Exceptions
Section 31-51p - Membership in health care center as part of health benefits plan
Section 31-51q - Liability of employer for discipline or discharge of employee on account of employee's exercise of certain constitutional rights or employee's refusal to attend employer-sponsored meeting or listen to speech relating to employer's opinion on political or religious matters. Definitions. Exceptions
Section 31-51r - Execution of employment promissory note prohibited
Section 31-51s - Notice to retired employees of sale of employer's business and effect on retirement benefits
Section 31-51t - Drug testing: Definitions
Section 31-51u - Drug testing: Requirements
Section 31-51v - Drug testing: Prospective employees
Section 31-51w - Drug testing: Observation prohibited. Privacy of results
Section 31-51x - Drug testing: Reasonable suspicion required. Random tests
Section 31-51y - Drug testing: Medical screenings, regulation of employees and testing of gaming participants permitted
Section 31-51z - Drug testing: Enforcement. Damages
Section 31-51aa - Drug testing: Effect of collective bargaining agreement
Section 31-51bb - Right of employee to pursue cause of action
Section 31-51cc to 31-51gg - [Repealed]
Section 31-51hh - Reimbursement by employee of any loss or shortage resulting from wrongdoing by a customer
Section 31-51ii - Meal periods. Exemptions. Regulations
Section 31-51jj - Notice to employees of incoming emergency telephone calls
Section 31-51kk - Family and medical leave: Definitions
Section 31-51ll - Family and medical leave: Length of leave; eligibility; intermittent or reduced leave schedules; substitution of accrued paid leave; notice to employer
Section 31-51mm - Family and medical leave: Certification
Section 31-51nn - Family and medical leave: Employment and benefits protection
Section 31-51oo - Family and medical leave: Confidentiality of medical records and documents
Section 31-51pp - Family and medical leave: Prohibited act, complaints, rights and remedies
Section 31-51qq - Family and medical leave: Regulations
Section 31-51rr - Family and medical leave benefits for employees of political subdivisions
Section 31-51ss - Leave from employment for victims of family violence. Action for damages and reinstatement
Section 31-51tt - Employer inquiries about an employee's or prospective employee's credit. Exceptions. Enforcement
Section 31-51uu - Optional exclusion of employee health insurance premiums from gross income
Section 31-51vv - Employment of person coerced to engage in such employment prohibited