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CT Gen Stat § 31-55 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 accessible places at the site of work or at such place or places as are used to pay its employees their wages.(1955, S. 3020d; P.A. 97-263, S. 16.)History: P.A. 97-263 incorporated changes to Secs. 31-53 and 31-54 by reference.
CT Gen Stat § 31-55a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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, remodeling, refinishing, refurbishing, rehabilitation, alteration or repair of any public works project that falls under the provisions of section 31-53 shall contact the Labor Commissioner on or before July first of each year, for the duration of such contract, to ascertain the prevailing rate of wages on an hourly basis and the amount of payment or contributions paid or payable on behalf of each mechanic, laborer or worker employed upon the work contracted to be done, and shall make any necessary adjustments to such prevailing rate of wages and such payment or contributions paid or payable on behalf of each such employee, effective each July first.(P.A. 02-69, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-56 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 Section 31-56 is repealed, effective October 1, 2008.(1949 Rev., S. 2208; 1963, P.A. 240, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 261; P.A. 08-101, S. 31.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-56a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 the state and any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof;(3) “Public works project” means the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, repair or demolition of any public building or any other public works by a public entity.(P.A. 12-70, S. 4.)History: P.A. 12-70 effective June 6, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 31-56b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 when such public entity has determined, on a project-by-project basis and acting within its discretion, that it is in the public's interest to require such an agreement. In making such determination, the public entity may consider the effects a project labor agreement may have on (1) the efficiency, cost and direct and indirect economic benefits to the public entity; (2) the availability of a skilled workforce to complete the public works project; (3) the prevention of construction delays; (4) the safety and quality of the public works project; (5) the advancement of minority and women-owned businesses; and (6) employment opportunities for the community.(b) A public entity's decision to require a project labor agreement shall not be evidence of fraud, corruption or favoritism.(c) Any project labor agreement required by a public entity pursuant to this section shall: (1) Set forth mutually binding procedures for resolving disputes that can be implemented without delay; (2) include guarantees against a strike, lockout or other concerted action aimed at slowing or stopping the progress of a public works project; (3) ensure a reliable source of skilled and experienced labor; (4) include goals for the number of apprentices and for a percentage of work to be performed by minorities, women and veterans; (5) invite all contractors to bid on the project without regard to whether the employees of any such contractor are members of a labor organization, as defined in section 31-101; (6) permit the selection of the lowest responsible qualified bidder without regard to labor organization affiliation; (7) not require compulsory labor organization membership of employees working on the project; and (8) bind all contractors and subcontractors to the terms of the agreement.(d) Any bidder for a public works project that does not agree to abide by the conditions of the project labor agreement or a requirement to negotiate a project labor agreement shall not be regarded as a responsible qualified bidder for such project.(P.A. 12-70, S. 5.)History: P.A. 12-70 effective June 6, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 31-56c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 equal to ten million dollars, such public entity shall determine if the use of a project labor agreement would be in the public's interest in accordance with subsection (a) of section 31-56b.(P.A. 12-70, S. 6.)History: P.A. 12-70 effective June 6, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 31-56d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 effective June 6, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 31-57 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 no person shall be employed to work or be permitted to work more than eight hours in any day or more than forty hours in any week on any work provided for in such contract. The operation of such limitation of hours of work may be suspended during an emergency, upon the approval of the Commissioner of Administrative Services.(1949 Rev., S. 7373; 1963, P.A. 240, S. 3; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 87-496, S. 98, 110; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: 1963 act substituted “public works project” for “public building” and added reference to alterations; P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 87-496 replaced administrative services commissioner with public works commissioner; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 31-57a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-57b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 have an interest (1) which has been cited for three or more wilful or serious violations of any occupational safety and health act or of any standard, order or regulation promulgated pursuant to such act, during the three-year period preceding the bid, provided such violations were cited in accordance with the provisions of any state occupational safety and health act or the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, and not abated within the time fixed by the citation and such citation has not been set aside following appeal to the appropriate agency or court having jurisdiction or (2) which has received one or more criminal convictions related to the injury or death of any employee in the three-year period preceding the bid. Any person who knowingly provides false information concerning the information required pursuant to this section shall be assessed a civil penalty of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars and shall be disqualified from bidding on or participating in a contract with the state or any of its political subdivisions for five years from the date of the final determination that the information is false. Any political subdivision or any state agency receiving false information pursuant to this section shall notify the Commissioner of Administrative Services and, upon receipt of such notice, the commissioner shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Upon a determination that false information was provided, the commissioner shall impose a civil penalty in accordance with the provisions of this section. Such civil penalty shall be paid to the Treasurer or to an official of the political subdivision, as the case may be. Any civil penalty imposed pursuant to this section may be collected in a civil proceeding by any official of a political subdivision authorized to institute civil actions or, in the case of the state, by the attorney general, upon complaint of the Commissioner of Administrative Services.(P.A. 89-367, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-57h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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, the Insurance Commissioner, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, the chairperson of the Workers' Compensation Commission, the Attorney General and the Chief State's Attorney, or their designees.(b) The joint enforcement commission on employee misclassification shall meet not less than four times each year. The task force shall review the problem of employee misclassification by employers for the purposes of avoiding their obligations under state and federal labor, employment and tax laws. The commission shall coordinate the civil prosecution of violations of state and federal laws as a result of employee misclassification and shall report any suspected violation of state criminal statutes to the Chief State's Attorney or the State's Attorney serving the district in which the violation is alleged to have occurred.(c) On or before February 1, 2010, and biennially thereafter, the commission shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor. The report shall summarize the commission's actions for the preceding calendar year and include any recommendations for administrative or legislative action.(P.A. 08-105, S. 9; 08-156, S. 1; P.A. 13-140, S. 8.)History: P.A. 08-105 and 08-156 effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 13-140 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Insurance Commissioner and Commissioner of Consumer Protection as members of joint enforcement commission on employee misclassification and amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “annually” with “biennially”, effective June 18, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 31-57i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 construction industry in this state. The advisory board shall consist of members representing management and labor in the construction industry and shall be appointed as follows: One member representing labor and one member representing management, appointed by the Governor; one member representing labor, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; one member representing management, appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; one member representing management, appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate and one member representing labor, appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. All appointments shall be made by August 1, 2008. The terms of members shall be coterminous with the terms of the appointing authority for each member and any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. Members of the advisory board shall serve without compensation but shall, within available funds, be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.(P.A. 08-156, S. 2.)History: P.A. 08-156 effective July 1, 2008.
CT Gen Stat § 31-57u (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 sections 31-57s to 31-57w, inclusive, (2) diminish any rights provided to any employee or service worker under a collective bargaining agreement, or (3) preempt or override the terms of any collective bargaining agreement effective prior to January 1, 2012.(b) Nothing in sections 31-57s to 31-57w, inclusive, shall be construed to prohibit an employer (1) from establishing a policy whereby a service worker may donate unused accrued paid sick leave to another service worker, and (2) who provides more paid sick leave than is required under sections 31-57s to 31-57w, inclusive, for the purposes described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 31-57t from limiting the amount of such leave a service worker may use for other purposes.(c) Any termination of a service worker's employment by an employer, whether voluntary or involuntary, shall be construed as a break in service. Should any service worker subsequently be rehired by the employer following a break in service, the service worker shall (1) begin to accrue sick leave in accordance with section 31-57s, and (2) shall not be entitled to any unused hours of paid sick leave that had been accrued prior to the service worker's break in service unless agreed to by the employer.(P.A. 11-52, S. 4.)History: P.A. 11-52 effective January 1, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 31-57v (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 accordance with sections 31-57s and 31-57t or in accordance with the employer's own paid sick leave policy, as the case may be, or (2) files a complaint with the Labor Commissioner alleging the employer's violation of sections 31-57s to 31-57w, inclusive.(b) The Labor Commissioner shall advise any employee who (1) is covered by a collective bargaining agreement that provides for paid sick days, and (2) files a complaint pursuant to subsection (a) of this section of his or her right to pursue a grievance with his or her collective bargaining agent.(c) Any employee aggrieved by a violation of the provisions of sections 31-57s to 31-57w, inclusive, may file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner. Upon receipt of any such complaint, said commissioner may hold a hearing. After the hearing, any employer who is found by the Labor Commissioner, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have violated the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be liable to the Labor Department for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars for each violation. Any employer who is found by the Labor Commissioner, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have violated the provisions of sections 31-57s to 31-57u, inclusive, or section 31-57w shall be liable to the Labor Department for a civil penalty of up to one hundred dollars for each violation. The Labor Commissioner may award the employee all appropriate relief, including the payment for used paid sick leave, rehiring or reinstatement to the employee's previous job, payment of back wages and reestablishment of employee benefits to which the employee otherwise would have been eligible if the employee had not been subject to such retaliatory personnel action or discriminated against. Any party aggrieved by the decision of the commissioner may appeal the decision to the Superior Court in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.(d) The Labor Commissioner shall administer this section within available appropriations.(P.A. 11-52, S. 5.)History: P.A. 11-52 effective January 1, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 31-57w (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-57w - Notice to service workers of sick leave requirements. Regulations.

 Each employer subject to the provisions of section 31-57s shall, at the time of hiring, provide notice to each service worker (1) of the entitlement to sick leave for service workers, the amount of sick leave provided to service workers and the terms under which sick leave may be used, (2) that retaliation by the employer against the service worker for requesting or using sick leave for which the service worker is eligible is prohibited, and (3) that the service worker has a right to file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner for any violation of this section and of sections 31-57s to 31-57v, inclusive. Employers may comply with the provisions of this section by displaying a poster in a conspicuous place, accessible to service workers, at the employer's place of business that contains the information required by this section in both English and Spanish. The Labor Commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to establish additional requirements concerning the means by which employers shall provide such notice. The Labor Commissioner shall administer this section within available appropriations.(P.A. 11-52, S. 6.)History: P.A. 11-52 effective January 1, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 31-57x (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 paid family and medical leave program.(b) Not later than October 1, 2015, the Labor Commissioner shall contract with a consultant to create an implementation plan for the paid family and medical leave program. The implementation plan shall include, but not be limited to:(1) A process to evaluate and establish mechanisms, through consultation with the entities described in subsection (a) of this section and the Department of Revenue Services, by which employees shall contribute a portion of their salary or wages to a program of paid family and medical leave that shall include the possibility of utilizing existing technology and payroll deduction systems;(2) Identify and report on mechanisms for timely acceptance of claims, processing of claims, fraud prevention and any staffing, infrastructure and capital needs associated with administration of the program;(3) Identify and report on mechanisms for timely distribution of employee compensation and any associated staffing, infrastructure and capital needs; and(4) Identify and report on funding opportunities to assist with start-up costs and administration of the program, including, but not limited to, the availability of federal funds.(c) Not later than October 1, 2015, the Labor Commissioner, in consultation with the State Treasurer, shall contract with a consultant to perform an actuarial analysis and report of the level of employee contributions necessary to ensure sustainable funding and administration of a paid family and medical leave compensation program.(d) Not later than February 1, 2016, the Labor Commissioner shall submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a, on the implementation plan described in subsection (b) of this section and the actuarial analysis described in subsection (c) of this section to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and labor.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 413.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 effective June 30, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 31-58a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 558 - Wages|Section 31-58a - Minimum wage for minors in government or agricultural employment.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (i) of section 31-58, minors between the ages of sixteen and eighteen years who are employees of the state or any political subdivision thereof shall be paid a minimum wage of not less than eighty-five per cent of the minimum fair wage as defined in said subsection, and notwithstanding the provisions of said subsection, minors between the ages of fourteen and eighteen who are agricultural employees shall be paid a minimum wage of not less than eighty-five per cent of the minimum fair wage as defined in said section except agricultural employees between the ages of fourteen and eighteen who are employed by employers who did not, during the preceding calendar year, employ eight or more workers at the same time shall be paid a minimum wage of not less than seventy per cent of the minimum wage, as defined in said section 31-58.(1971, P.A. 85, S. 2; 615, S. 3; P.A. 79-312, S. 1, 2; P.A. 13-140, S. 10.)History: P.A. 79-312 added exceptions re payments to agricultural employees between 14 and 18 years old who are employed by employers who did not employ eight or more workers during preceding years; P.A. 13-140 replaced reference to Sec. 31-58(j) with reference to Sec. 31-58(i) and made a technical change, effective June 18, 2013.