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CT Gen Stat § 31-134 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 564 - Private Employment and Information Agencies|Section 31-134 - Information agencies; records inspection.

 No person or corporation, nor any agent or attorney thereof, nor any association of persons or corporations, shall maintain, subscribe to, belong to or support any bureau or agency conducted for the purpose of preserving and furnishing to any member thereof or to others information descriptive of the character, skill, acts or affiliations of any person whereby his reputation, standing in a trade or ability to secure employment may be affected, unless a complete record of such information is open at all reasonable times to the inspection of the person to whom such information relates or of his authorized agent or attorney. All items of information pertaining to each person so described shall be recorded, in reasonably clear and unambiguous terms, on a single sheet or card, and all records preserved in any such bureau or agency shall be at all times open to the inspection of the Labor Commissioner. The name of the person or corporation, together with the names of the officers of any such corporation, conducting any such bureau or agency, the exact business address of such bureau or agency and the name of every subscriber thereto or member thereof shall be furnished promptly to the Labor Commissioner and by him recorded and preserved in a convenient form for public inspection. Any person or corporation, or any officer or employee of any bureau or agency subject to the provisions of this section, who violates any of said provisions shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars for each offense. Said provisions shall not apply to religious or charitable institutions maintained solely for humanitarian purposes; nor to agencies maintained solely for the purpose of vending employment and in which persons seeking such employment authorize the registration of their names and qualifications; nor to companies, agencies or associations conducted solely for the purpose of preserving records and furnishing reports of financial standing and personal or business credit; nor to the private records of employees kept by any person or corporation to be used in accordance with the provisions of section 31-51.(1949 Rev., S. 8532.)Statute is constitutional. 86 C. 141. Cited. 313 U.S. 184.
CT Gen Stat § 31-135 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 565 - Employment of Persons with Disabilities|Section 31-135 - Governor's committee.

 Section 31-135 is repealed.(1957, P.A. 525, S. 1; P.A. 73-274, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-136 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 565 - Employment of Persons with Disabilities|Section 31-136 - Promotion of employment.

 The Labor Commissioner shall carry on a continuing program to promote the employment of persons with disabilities by creating state-wide interest in the rehabilitation and employment of persons with disabilities and by obtaining and maintaining cooperation from all public and private groups in this field.(1957, P.A. 525, S. 2; February, 1965, P.A. 361, S. 14; 1967, P.A. 543, S. 1; P.A. 73-616, S. 30; P.A. 77-128, S. 1; 77-614, S. 527, 610; P.A. 79-610, S. 38; P.A. 17-202, S. 84.)History: 1965 act authorized committee to employ executive secretary and clerical personnel; 1967 act authorized committee to contract with executive secretary to perform advisory, consulting and administrative services; P.A. 73-616 deleted provision added by 1967 act; P.A. 77-128 replaced President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped with President's Commission on Employment of the Handicapped; P.A. 77-614 replaced Governor's committee on the Employment of the Handicapped with commissioner of human resources and deleted provision authorizing committee to employ executive secretary and clerical personnel, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-610 replaced commissioner of human resources with labor commissioner; P.A. 17-202 replaced references to handicapped persons with references to persons with disabilities and deleted provision re cooperation with President's Commission on Employment of the Handicapped.
CT Gen Stat § 31-137 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 565 - Employment of Persons with Disabilities|Section 31-137 - Receipt of gifts and donations.

 The Labor Commissioner is authorized to receive any gifts, grants or donations made for any of the purposes of any program under this chapter and to disburse and administer the same in accordance with the terms thereof.(September, 1957, P.A. 3, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 528, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 79-610, S. 39; P.A. 80-483, S. 93, 186.)History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced committee on employment of the handicapped with commissioner of human resources, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-610 replaced commissioner of human resources with labor commissioner; P.A. 80-483 substituted “any program” for “its program”.
CT Gen Stat § 31-138 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 565 - Employment of Persons with Disabilities|Section 31-138 - National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

 The Governor shall proclaim the month of October of each year to be “National Disability Employment Awareness Month” to recognize and celebrate businesses who employ individuals with disabilities and to encourage other businesses to do so to reduce the unemployment rate of individuals with disabilities.(1957, P.A. 525, S. 3; P.A. 77-128, S. 2; P.A. 17-202, S. 85; 17-204, S. 2.)History: P.A. 77-128 dropped the word “Physically” from official designation of Handicapped Week; P.A. 17-202 replaced provision re first full week in October to be “National Employ the Handicapped Week” with provision re month of October to be “National Disability Employment Awareness Month”; P.A. 17-204 replaced provision re first full week in October to be “National Employ the Handicapped Week” with provision re month of October to be “National Disability Employment Awareness Month”, and added provision re recognizing and celebrating businesses who employ individuals with disabilities.
CT Gen Stat § 31-221b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 566a - Professional Employer Organizations|Section 31-221b - Limitations of professional employer organization and coemployment relationship.

 (a) Nothing in this section or sections 31-221c to 31-221f, inclusive, or in any professional employer agreement shall:(1) Diminish existing rights between covered employees and a client existing prior to the effective date of the professional employer agreement; or(2) Create any new or additional enforceable right of a covered employee against a professional employer organization that is not specifically provided by the professional employer agreement or in this section or sections 31-221c to 31-221f, inclusive.(b) (1) A covered employee who is required to be licensed, registered or certified under any provision of the general statutes shall be deemed to be solely an employee of the client for purposes of any such license, registration or certification requirement.(2) A professional employer organization or professional employer organization group shall not be deemed to engage in any occupation, trade, profession or other activity that is subject to licensing, registration or certification requirements or is otherwise regulated by a governmental entity solely by entering into and maintaining a coemployment relationship.(c) For purposes of determination of tax credits and other economic incentives provided by this state or other governmental entity and based on employment, covered employees of the client shall be deemed employees solely of the client.(d) A client company's status or certification as a small, minority-owned, disadvantaged or woman-owned business enterprise or as a historically underutilized business shall not be affected by the client company entering into an agreement with a professional employer organization or using the services of a professional employer organization.(P.A. 08-105, S. 2.)History: P.A. 08-105 effective January 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 31-221d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 566a - Professional Employer Organizations|Section 31-221d - Working capital or equivalent requirement.

 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section or section 31-221c, each professional employer organization or, collectively, each professional employer organization group shall:(1) Maintain a minimum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars in working capital, as defined by generally accepted accounting principles, as reflected in the financial statements submitted to the department with the initial registration and each annual renewal. A professional employer organization or professional employer organization group with less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars in working capital at renewal shall have one hundred eighty days to eliminate the deficiency. During such one hundred eighty days, the professional employer organization or professional employer organization group shall submit quarterly financial statements to the department accompanied by the attestation of the chief executive officer that all wages, taxes, workers' compensation premiums and employee benefits have been paid by the professional employer organization or members of the professional employer organization group; or(2) Provide a bond, irrevocable letter of credit or securities with a minimum market value of one hundred fifty thousand dollars to the department. Such bond shall be held by a depository designated by the commissioner securing payment by the professional employer organization of all taxes, wages, benefits or other entitlement due to or with respect to covered employees, if the professional employer organization does not make such payments when due.(b) The commissioner may accept an affidavit or certification of a bonded, independent and qualified assurance organization approved by the commissioner to certify qualifications of a professional employer organization in lieu of the requirements of this section.(c) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to a professional employer organization that has been issued a limited registration under subsection (e) of section 31-221c.(P.A. 08-105, S. 4.)History: P.A. 08-105 effective January 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 31-221e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 566a - Professional Employer Organizations|Section 31-221e - Professional employer agreements: Requirements. Liabilities.

 (a) Except as specifically provided in sections 31-221b to 31-221f, inclusive, the allocation of rights, duties and obligations of a professional employer organization and a client shall be determined by the professional employer agreement.(b) Each professional employer agreement shall:(1) Provide for the (A) allocation of employer rights and obligations between the clients and the professional employer organization with respect to the covered employees, and (B) professional employer organization and the client to assume the responsibilities required by sections 31-221b to 31-221f, inclusive; and(2) Require the professional employer organization (A) to pay wages to covered employees, (B) to withhold, collect, report and remit payroll-related and unemployment taxes, and (C) to the extent the professional employer organization has assumed responsibility in the professional employer agreement, to make payment for employee benefits for covered employees.(c) Except as otherwise expressly provided in the applicable professional employer agreement:(1) A client shall be solely responsible for the quality, adequacy or safety of the goods or services produced or sold in the client's business;(2) A client shall be solely responsible for directing, supervising, training and controlling the work of covered employees with respect to the business activities of the client and solely responsible for the acts, errors or omissions of covered employees with regard to such activities;(3) A client shall not be liable for the acts, errors or omissions of a professional employer organization or of any covered employee of the client when such covered employee is acting under the express direction and control of the professional employer organization;(4) A professional employer organization shall not be liable for the acts, errors or omissions of a client or of any covered employee of the client when such covered employee is acting under the express direction and control of the client; and(5) A covered employee is not, solely as the result of being a covered employee of a professional employer organization, an employee of the professional employer organization for purposes of general liability insurance, fidelity bonds, surety bonds, employer's liability which is not covered by workers' compensation and employer's liability insurance carried by the professional employer organization unless the covered employee is included by specific reference in the professional employer agreement and applicable prearranged employment contract, insurance contract or bond.(P.A. 08-105, S. 5.)History: P.A. 08-105 effective January 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 31-221g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 566a - Professional Employer Organizations|Section 31-221g - Additional protections.

 Nothing in sections 31-221a to 31-221f, inclusive, shall operate to eliminate or diminish an employee protection or employer responsibility provided by this title or any regulation or policy adopted by the Labor Department pursuant thereto, or the Labor Department's ability to enforce those provisions.(P.A. 08-105, S. 7.)History: P.A. 08-105 effective July 1, 2008.
CT Gen Stat § 31-221h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 566a - Professional Employer Organizations|Section 31-221h - Commissioner's duties re professional employer organizations. Regulations.

 On or before July 1, 2009, the commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement and administer sections 31-221a to 31-221g, inclusive, which shall include, but not be limited to:(1) Establishing guidelines for the electronic filing of applications, documents, reports and other filings by a bonded, independent and qualified assurance organization approved by the commissioner which may satisfy the filing requirements of sections 31-221c and 31-221d;(2) Establishing criteria for notice and written summaries to covered employees of the professional employer organization arrangement;(3) Requiring specific notice as to whether all or only a part of a client's employees are covered employees; and(4) Requiring notice of who is the controlling entity of a professional employer organization or professional employer organization group.(P.A. 08-105, S. 8.)History: P.A. 08-105 effective June 2, 2008.
CT Gen Stat § 31-222a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 567 - Unemployment Compensation|Section 31-222a - “District” defined. Continuation of commissioners in offices.

 Section 31-222a is repealed.(April, 1964, P.A. 3, S. 3; P.A. 74-339, S. 35, 36.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-223a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 567 - Unemployment Compensation|Section 31-223a - Employers not subject to chapter. Notification to employees.

 Any employer that is not subject to the provisions of this chapter and has not accepted voluntary liability under this chapter in accordance with subsection (b) of section 31-223 or subsection (g) of section 31-225 shall notify, in writing: (1) Not later than July 1, 2006, any individual employed by such employer as of April 21, 2006, and (2) any prospective employee that such employer is not subject to the provisions of this chapter.(P.A. 06-3, S. 1.)History: P.A. 06-3 effective April 21, 2006.
CT Gen Stat § 31-224 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 567 - Unemployment Compensation|Section 31-224 - Municipal and other public employees.

 Section 31-224 is repealed.(1953, S. 3062d; 1969, P.A. 700, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-226a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 567 - Unemployment Compensation|Section 31-226a - Discharge, discipline, penalty or discrimination prohibited. Right of action.

 (a) No employer shall discharge, discipline, penalize or in any manner discriminate against any employee because the employee has filed a claim or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under this chapter, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding or because of the exercise by such employee on behalf of himself or others of any right afforded by this chapter.(b) Any employee who believes that such employee has been discharged, disciplined, penalized or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of this section may file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner alleging violation of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. Upon receipt of any such complaint, the commissioner shall hold a hearing. After the hearing, the commissioner shall send each party a written copy of the commissioner's decision. The commissioner may award the employee all appropriate relief including rehiring or reinstatement to such employee's previous job, payment of back wages and reestablishment of employee benefits to which such employee otherwise would have been eligible if such employee had not been discharged, disciplined, penalized or discriminated against. Any employee who prevails in such a complaint shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and costs. 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.(c) The commissioner may request the Attorney General to bring an action in the Superior Court for injunctive relief requiring compliance with any award, decision or judgment issued by the commissioner under this section.(P.A. 88-169; 88-364, S. 106, 123; P.A. 01-147, S. 3.)History: P.A. 88-364 made technical change; P.A. 01-147 made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality in Subsec. (b) and added Subsec. (c) permitting commissioner to request Attorney General to bring action for injunctive relief requiring compliance with award, decision or judgment of commissioner.
CT Gen Stat § 31-228 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 567 - Unemployment Compensation|Section 31-228 - Benefit for total unemployment.

 An eligible individual who is totally unemployed throughout a week, which shall be, at the discretion of the administrator, either a calendar week or a payroll week of seven consecutive days as determined by the administrator, shall be paid, with respect to such week, an amount equal to his total unemployment benefit rate for the benefit year during which such week of unemployment occurs. An individual shall be deemed to be totally unemployed throughout a week if he has performed during that week no services for which remuneration of any nature is payable, except service performed in the employ of any town, city or other political subdivision, which service is performed in lieu of payment of any delinquent tax payable to such town, city or other political subdivision and for which no other remuneration is payable and has not engaged in any self-employment.(1949 Rev., S. 7501; P.A. 78-307, S. 1.)History: P.A. 78-307 added exception for service performed in employ of towns, cities, etc. in lieu of payment of delinquent tax.Cited. 136 C. 485. Plaintiff held unemployed during period of shutdown beyond one-week vacation to which he was entitled. 138 C. 253. Cited. 161 C. 362; 175 C. 269. Section contemplates an employer-employee relationship; in order to be considered “totally unemployed”, one must first be “unemployed”. 245 C. 744.Section does not apply to holiday pay. 15 CS 501.
CT Gen Stat § 31-231 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 567 - Unemployment Compensation|Section 31-231 - Total unemployment benefit rate.

 Section 31-231 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 7504; 1953, 1955, S. 3069d; 1957, P.A. 464, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 680, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 550, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 790, S. 23.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-231b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 567 - Unemployment Compensation|Section 31-231b - Maximum limitation on total benefits.

 Except as provided in sections 31-232b to 31-232k, inclusive, no individual shall receive benefits for unemployment occurring during his or her benefit year commencing after September 30, 1967, in excess of twenty-six times his or her total unemployment benefit rate.(1967, P.A. 790, S. 10; October, 1970, P.A. 1, S. 10; P.A. 77-426, S. 9, 19; P.A. 81-17, S. 3, 9; P.A. 16-169, S. 25.)History: 1970 act added reference to Secs. 31-232b to 31-232j; P.A. 77-426 deleted provision prohibiting receipt of benefits exceeding 75% of total earnings in base period of benefit year, including dependency allowances; P.A. 81-17 included Sec. 31-232k within the exception to the terms of this section; P.A. 16-169 deleted reference to Sec. 31-232a and made technical changes, effective June 6, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 31-232 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 567 - Unemployment Compensation|Section 31-232 - Maximum limitation on total benefits.

 Section 31-232 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 7505; 1949, S. 1329b; 1953, 1955, S. 3070d; 1957, P.A. 464, S. 2; 1959, P.A. 680, S. 2; February, 1965, P.A. 550, S. 2; 1967, P.A. 790, S. 23.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-232a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 567 - Unemployment Compensation|Section 31-232a - Additional benefits payable during periods of substantial unemployment.

 Section 31-232a is repealed, effective June 6, 2016.(1959, P.A. 680, S. 3; 1961, P.A. 589; 1967, P.A. 790, S. 11; 1969, P.A. 510; October, 1970, P.A. 1, S. 11; 1971, P.A. 835, S. 13; P.A. 76-414, S. 1; P.A. 82-361, S. 2, 10; P.A. 16-169, S. 35.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-232c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 567 - Unemployment Compensation|Section 31-232c - Applicability of chapter.

 Except when the result would be inconsistent with the other provisions of subsection (d) of section 31-222 and sections 31-231b, 31-232b to 31-232k, inclusive, 31-236(a)(8) and 31-250, as provided in the regulations of the administrator, the provisions of this chapter, which apply to claims for, or the payment of, regular benefits, including benefits for partial unemployment, shall apply to claims for, and the payment of, extended benefits.(October, 1970, P.A. 1, S. 2; P.A. 75-525, S. 9, 13; P.A. 81-17, S. 4, 9; P.A. 16-169, S. 27.)History: P.A. 75-525 added reference to Sec. 31-222(d) and deleted reference to Sec. 31-226(g); P.A. 81-17 included Sec. 31-232k within the exception to the terms of this section; (Revisor's note: In 1991 the reference to “31-236(8)” was changed editorially by the Revisors to read “31-236(a)(8)”); P.A. 16-169 deleted reference to Sec. 31-232a, effective June 6, 2016.