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CT Gen Stat § 31-40c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-40c - Information and notice requirements for employers using or producing carcinogens.

 (a) As used in this section:(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” means a person engaged in business who has employees, including the state and any political subdivision thereof.(3) “Employee” means any person engaged in service to an employer in a business of his employer.(b) Each employer shall post a list of all carcinogenic substances, as described in sections 19a-329 and 19a-331, which he uses or produces in the manufacture of any item, product or material, or which he uses or produces for purposes of research, experimentation or treatment. Such list shall be readily available for viewing by the employees. Such list shall be updated to reflect any changes to sections 19a-329 and 19a-331 within ninety days of the effective date of such changes.(c) Upon offering employment to a prospective employee and on January first of each year each employer shall furnish to each of his employees a list of all such carcinogenic substances which he uses or produces in the manufacture of any item, product or material, or which he uses or produces for purposes of research, experimentation or treatment, and the dangers inherent in exposure to such substances.(d) Each employer shall provide an education and training program for his new employees, during the first month of their employment, adequately describing the presence of such carcinogenic substances which he uses or produces in the manufacture of any item, product or material, or which he uses or produces for purposes of research, experimentation or treatment, the dangers inherent in exposure to such substances and proper methods for avoiding harmful effects from such substances by keeping exposure within the allowable limits set by regulations promulgated by the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.(e) Any person who supplies such carcinogenic substances to an employer shall label all such substances by generic or basic chemical name only and shall provide safe handling procedures for such substances.(P.A. 80-257, S. 1–5; P.A. 95-79, S. 107, 189.)History: P.A. 95-79 amended Subsec. (a) to redefine “person” to include limited liability companies, effective May 31, 1995.Cited. 243 C. 66.
CT Gen Stat § 31-40d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-40d - Complaints of violations. Inspections. Discrimination prohibited.

 (a) Any employee or representative of employees who believes that there is a violation by the employer of such employee of any provisions of section 31-40c may request an inspection by filing a complaint of such violation with the Labor Commissioner. The complaint shall be in writing, signed and set forth with reasonable particularity the grounds for the complaint. Within a reasonable period of time after receipt of such complaint, the Labor Commissioner shall notify the employer in writing of the complaint and permit the employer to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of section 31-40c. If such compliance has not been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the commissioner within fourteen days of the mailing of the notification, the commissioner or his authorized representative, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the employer, operator or agent in charge, shall inspect, at reasonable times, the employer's workplace and all conditions pertinent to the grounds of the complaint and shall, in a reasonable manner, make any additional investigation deemed necessary by the commissioner or his representative for the full and effective determination of such employer's compliance with the provisions of section 31-40c. Whenever the commissioner or his authorized representative, proceeding pursuant to this section, is denied admission to any such place of employment, he shall obtain a warrant to make an inspection or investigation of such place of employment from any judge of the Superior Court. Any judge of the Superior Court within the state is authorized to issue a warrant pursuant to this section and shall issue such warrant whenever he is satisfied that the following conditions are met: That the individual seeking the warrant is a duly authorized agent of the department; and that such individual has established under oath or affirmation that the place of employment to be investigated in accordance with this section is to be inspected to determine compliance or noncompliance with the requirements of section 31-40c.(b) An employer shall not discriminate against or discipline, in any manner, any employee because such employee has filed a complaint of violations of section 31-40c, as provided in this section, or has assisted the commissioner or his authorized representative in the investigation of such a complaint.(P.A. 81-291, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-40e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-40e - Order to comply. Citation. Hearing. Appeal.

 (a) If, upon inspection or investigation of a complaint, the Labor Commissioner or his authorized representative believes that an employer has violated any requirements of section 31-40c, he shall with reasonable promptness issue to the employer an order to comply. Such order shall be in writing and shall specifically describe the nature of the violation, and shall state a reasonable time period within which the violation must be corrected by the employer. If such violation has not been corrected within such time period, the Labor Commissioner or his authorized representative shall with reasonable promptness issue a citation to the employer. Each citation shall be in writing and shall specifically describe the nature of the violation, and shall state a reasonable time period within which the violation must be corrected by the employer.(b) The employer may request the commissioner to provide a hearing concerning any orders to comply, citations or penalties issued to the employer under the provisions of this section or section 31-40d or 31-40f, and such hearing shall then be afforded in accordance with sections 4-176e to 4-181a, inclusive. The employer may appeal the final decision of such hearing in accordance with section 4-183.(P.A. 81-291, S. 2; P.A. 88-317, S. 90, 107.)History: P.A. 88-317 amended reference to Secs. 4-177 to 4-181 in Subsec. (b) to include new sections added to Ch. 54, effective July 1, 1989, and applicable to all agency proceedings commencing on or after that date.
CT Gen Stat § 31-40g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-40g - Information requirements for employers using or producing substances hazardous to reproductive systems.

 Upon offering employment to a prospective employee, each employer shall inform the prospective employee of any chemicals, toxic substances, radioactive materials or any other substances which he uses or produces in the manufacture of any item, product or material, or which he uses or produces for purposes of research, experimentation or treatment, which the employer should have reasonable cause to believe will cause birth defects or constitute a hazard to an individual's reproductive system or to a fetus when the individual is exposed to any of such substances in the course of his job assignment. Such information shall be made available to current employees who are exposed to such hazards.(P.A. 81-382, S. 3.)Cited. 243 C. 66.
CT Gen Stat § 31-40h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-40h - Sterilization as condition of employment prohibited.

 No employer, including the state or any political subdivision thereof, shall condition the employment, transfer or promotion of any individual on the sterilization of such individual.(P.A. 81-382, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-40i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-40i - Enforcement. Private right of action.

 If an employer has violated any of the provisions of section 31-40h, any individual aggrieved by such violation may bring a civil action for judicial enforcement of such provisions in the superior court for the judicial district where the violation is alleged to have occurred or where the employer has its principal office. Any individual who prevails in such civil action shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and costs to be taxed by the court.(P.A. 81-382, S. 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-40j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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” means a person engaged in business who has employees, including the state and any political subdivision thereof.(3) “Employee” means any person who may be exposed under normal operating conditions or foreseeable emergencies to toxic substances while engaged in service to an employer in a business of his employer. For the purposes of this subdivision, “emergency” means any occurrence such as, but not limited to, equipment failure, rupture of containers or failure of control equipment which may or does result in an uncontrolled release of a toxic substance.(4) “Toxic substance” means any substance: (A) Which has been identified as an air contaminant under the Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Chapter XVII, Subpart Z, Section 1910.1000, and (B) which an employer uses or produces in the manufacture of any item, product or material, or which he uses or produces for purposes of research, experimentation or treatment. “Toxic substance” shall not include carcinogenic substances, as described in sections 19a-329 and 19a-331.(5) “Trade secret” means any unpatented, secret, commercially valuable plan, appliance, formulation or process which is used for the making, preparing, compounding, treating or processing of articles or materials which are trade commodities obtained from a person and which are recognized by law as confidential.(P.A. 82-251, S. 1, 8; P.A. 95-79, S. 108, 189.)History: P.A. 82-251 effective July 1, 1983; P.A. 95-79 redefined “person” to include limited liability companies, effective May 31, 1995.Cited. 243 C. 66.
CT Gen Stat § 31-40k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 regarding the toxic substances which the employer uses or produces in the manufacture of any item, product or material, or which he uses or produces for purposes of research, experimentation or treatment.(b) On January 1, 1984, and annually thereafter, the employer shall furnish to the Labor Department a list of all such toxic substances.(c) Each employee, or his representative, may request in writing from his employer all information relating to toxic substances, as provided in section 31-40l. If an employee, or his representative, has made a request for information on such a substance, and the employer has not supplied such information within five working days, the employer shall not require the employee to work with the substance until the information has been provided to the employee.(P.A. 82-251, S. 2, 8.)History: P.A. 82-251 effective July 1, 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 31-40l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 research, experimentation or treatment, for each of his new employees, during the first month of their employment, as follows: (1) The name of the toxic substance, including generic or chemical name; (2) the location of toxic substances to which the employee may be exposed; (3) the properties of toxic substances to which employees may be exposed; (4) the acute and chronic effects of exposure at hazardous levels and the symptoms of effect of such exposure, to the extent such information is available from the manufacturer, the supplier, the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Labor Department's Division of Occupational Safety and Health; (5) appropriate emergency treatment; (6) proper conditions for safe use of and exposure to such toxic substances; and (7) procedures for cleanup of leaks and spills of such toxic substances. All such information shall be provided, to the extent practicable, in informal and readily understandable language. Each employer shall also provide such information for any employee who is transferred from one job to another by the employer, within one month of such transfer, if the employee is exposed to additional toxic substances in his new job.(b) Upon distribution of information to an employee under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section or subsection (c) of section 31-40k, the employer may require the employee to sign a statement acknowledging receipt of such information.(P.A. 82-251, S. 3, 8.)History: P.A. 82-251 effective July 1, 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 31-40m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 substance; (2) the level at which exposure to the substance is determined to be hazardous, if known; (3) the acute and chronic effects of exposure at hazardous levels; (4) the symptoms of such effects; (5) appropriate emergency treatment; (6) proper conditions for safe use and exposure to such toxic substance; (7) procedures for cleanup of leaks and spills of such toxic substance; and (8) a label on each container of any such substance which states, in a clearly legible and conspicuous form, that a toxic substance is contained therein, except that no such label shall be required for any container of alcoholic liquor, as defined in section 30-1, or food, as defined in section 21a-92.(b) Upon request of an employer, the Labor Department shall provide such employer with all the information concerning the employer's toxic substances which is available to the department at the time of such request, and which is relevant to the information requirements of sections 31-40j to 31-40p, inclusive.(P.A. 82-251, S. 4, 8; P.A. 83-511, S. 1, 4.)History: P.A. 82-251 effective July 1, 1983; P.A. 83-511 amended Subsec. (a)(8) to exclude containers of food and alcoholic liquor from the labeling requirements.
CT Gen Stat § 31-40n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 of a legally protectable trade secret, he may register this information as a trade secret with the Labor Commissioner. The commissioner shall assign a registry number to the substance. No employee of the Labor Department shall disclose to any person the identity of any substance so registered, except as required under the provisions of section 1-210. When responding to any request for information under the provisions of sections 31-40j to 31-40p, inclusive, such employer or supplier may refer to such substance by its registry number, and the employer or supplier shall not be required to reveal the name of such substance. All other information concerning such substance shall be provided by the employer or supplier as required by the provisions of sections 31-40j to 31-40p, inclusive.(P.A. 82-251, S. 5, 8.)History: P.A. 82-251 effective July 1, 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 31-40o (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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, inclusive, nor shall any pay, position, seniority or other benefits to which the employee may be entitled be lost because the employee exercised the rights provided by said sections.(b) Any waiver by an employee or applicant for employment of the benefits or requirements of the provisions of sections 31-40j to 31-40p, inclusive, shall be against public policy and shall be null and void. Any employer's request or requirement that an employee waive any rights provided under said sections as a condition of employment shall constitute an act of discrimination, for purposes of this section.(P.A. 82-251, S. 6, 8.)History: P.A. 82-251 effective July 1, 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 31-40p (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 section, clause or provision shall on account thereof be deemed invalid or ineffective.(P.A. 82-251, S. 7, 8.)History: P.A. 82-251 effective July 1, 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 31-40r (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-40s (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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 employment, or otherwise discriminate against any individual with respect to compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment for smoking or using tobacco products outside the course of his employment, provided any nonprofit organization or corporation whose primary purpose is to discourage use of tobacco products by the general public shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.(b) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to affect (1) the provisions of section 31-40q, (2) municipal hiring practices involving paid firefighters and paid police officers, and (3) any collective bargaining agreement between a municipality and paid firefighters or paid police officers.(P.A. 91-271, S. 3; P.A. 03-45, S. 3.)History: P.A. 03-45 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 31-40r in Subsec. (b)(1).
CT Gen Stat § 31-40t (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 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.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-40u (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-40u - Regulations establishing guidelines for use of video display terminals in state facilities.

 Not later than July 1, 1994, the Labor Commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health shall issue guidelines establishing standards for the use of video display terminals by state employees. Such standards shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Maximum time limits that state employees may be required to work with a video display terminal without a rest break and the duration of the rest break; (2) requirements for protective screens or other safety devices; and (3) requirements designed to reduce or eliminate the adverse effects of repetitive motion in connection with the use of such terminals.(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.)History: P.A. 93-228 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-381 and P.A. 93-435 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of public health and addiction services for commissioner and department of health services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.