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CT Gen Stat § 31-14 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-14 - Night work of minors regulated.

 (a) No person under eighteen years of age shall be employed in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment between the hours of ten o'clock in the evening and six o'clock in the morning, except that such persons may be employed in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment until eleven o'clock in the evening or any supermarket until twelve o'clock midnight on any night other than a night preceding a regularly scheduled school day. No such person may be discharged or discriminated against in any manner for refusing to work later than ten o'clock in the evening.(b) In the event of war or other serious emergency, the Governor may suspend the limitations upon evening or night work contained in this section as to any industries or occupations as he may find such emergency demands.(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons under eighteen years of age who have graduated from a secondary educational institution.(d) For purposes of this section, “supermarket” means any retail food store occupying a total retail sales area of more than three thousand five hundred square feet.(1949 Rev., S. 7345; P.A. 84-501, S. 1; P.A. 85-28, S. 3; P.A. 98-210, S. 3.)History: P.A. 84-501 provided that minors may be employed in supermarkets until midnight on nights not preceding a school day, but prohibited discrimination for refusing to work the extra hours, and defined “supermarket”; P.A. 85-28 exempted persons who have graduated from a secondary educational institution from the employment restrictions placed on minors; P.A. 98-210 established eleven p.m. limit for employment of persons under 18 years of age on days preceding nonschool days in manufacturing, mechanical and mercantile establishments, replaced the term “minor” with the term “person” throughout section, and added alphabetic Subsec. indicators and numeric Subdiv. indicators.See Secs. 31-15a, 31-69a re penalties for violation of section.Cited. 126 C. 682.
CT Gen Stat § 31-15 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-15 - Penalty.

 (a) Any parent or guardian who permits any minor to be employed in violation of section 31-12, 31-13 or 31-14 shall be subject to penalties under sections 31-15a and 31-69a.(b) A certificate of the age of a person made as provided in section 10-193 shall be conclusive evidence of such person's age upon the trial of any person other than the parent or guardian for violation of any provision of said section 31-12, 31-13 or 31-14.(c) Nothing in this chapter shall affect the provisions of section 10-184.(1949 Rev., S. 7346; P.A. 86-333, S. 25, 32; P.A. 97-263, S. 7; P.A. 98-210, S. 4; P.A. 06-139, S. 10.)History: P.A. 86-333 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 10-189; P.A. 97-263 doubled the amount of all fines; P.A. 98-210 replaced the term “minor” with the term “person” throughout section and added alphabetic Subsec. indicators and numeric Subdiv. indicators; P.A. 06-139 deleted former Subsec. (a) re penalties for violation of Sec. 31-14, redesignated existing Subsecs. (b), (c) and (d) as Subsecs. (a), (b) and (c), respectively, amended Subsec. (a) to reference penalties under Secs. 31-15a and 31-69a, and made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective January 1, 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 31-15a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-15a - Criminal penalty.

 Any employer, officer, agent or other person who violates any provision of section 31-12, 31-13 or 31-14, subsection (a) of section 31-15 or section 31-18, 31-23 or 31-24 shall be guilty of a class D felony for each offense, except that such person shall be fined not less than two thousand dollars or more than five thousand dollars for each offense.(P.A. 06-139, S. 7; P.A. 07-217, S. 144; P.A. 13-258, S. 96.)History: P.A. 06-139 effective January 1, 2007; P.A. 07-217 made a technical change, effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 13-258 substituted provision re class D felony for imprisonment of not more than 5 years.
CT Gen Stat § 31-16 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-16 - Night work in messenger service.

 No person under the age of eighteen years shall be employed by any messenger company, in cities having a population of twenty thousand or over, to distribute, transmit or deliver goods or messages between the hours of ten o'clock at night and five o'clock in the morning. The manager of the office of any corporation who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for each day of such employment. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons under the age of eighteen who have graduated from a secondary educational institution.(1949 Rev., S. 7347; P.A. 85-28, S. 4; P.A. 97-263, S. 8; P.A. 14-134, S. 36.)History: P.A. 85-28 exempted persons who have graduated from a secondary educational institution from the employment restrictions placed on minors; P.A. 97-263 increased amount of fine from $20 to $50; P.A. 14-134 deleted reference to telegraph company, effective June 6, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 31-17 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-17 - Hours of labor of minors and women in bowling alleys, shoe-shining establishments, billiard and pool rooms.

 Section 31-17 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 7348; 1963, P.A. 159.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-21 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-21 - Legal day's work.

 Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 51-247a, eight hours of labor performed in any one day by any one person shall be a legal day's work unless otherwise agreed.(1949 Rev., S. 7355; P.A. 08-103, S. 4.)History: P.A. 08-103 inserted “Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 51-247a”.Statute is superseded by agreement express or implied; earnings on excess above 8 hours, in absence of agreement, not recoverable. 37 C. 221.Cited. 18 CS 158.
CT Gen Stat § 31-22 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-22 - Labor Commissioner's duties of enforcement and reports.

 Section 31-22 is repealed, effective June 18, 2013.(1949 Rev., S. 7370; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13; P.A. 74-185, S. 2; P.A. 13-140, S. 22.)
CT Gen Stat § 31-22m. (Formerly Sec. 31-51a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-22m. (Formerly Sec. 31-51a) - Apprenticeship. Definitions.

 When used in sections 31-22m to 31-22q, inclusive, and 31-22u, “apprentice” means a person employed under a written agreement to work at and learn a specific trade; “apprentice agreement” means a written agreement entered into by an apprentice, or on his behalf by his parent or guardian, with an employer, or with an association of employers and an organization of employees acting as a joint apprenticeship committee, which agreement provides for not less than two thousand hours of work experience in approved trade training consistent with recognized requirements established by industry or joint labor-industry practice and for the number of hours of related and supplemental instructions prescribed by the Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council or which agreement meets requirements of the federal government for on-the-job training schedules which are essential, in the opinion of the Labor Commissioner, for the development of manpower in Connecticut industries; “council” means the Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council.(1959, P.A. 390, S. 1; 1963, P.A. 180; P.A. 78-325; P.A. 14-131, S. 7.)History: 1963 act redefined “apprentice agreement” to include agreements meeting federal requirements for on-the-job training schedules; P.A. 78-325 redefined “apprenticeship agreement” to change minimum hours of work experience from 4,000 to 2,000 and to add “consistent with recognized requirements established by industry or joint labor-industry practice”; Sec. 31-51a transferred to Sec. 31-22m in 2005; P.A. 14-131 added reference to Sec. 31-22u.
CT Gen Stat § 31-22n. (Formerly Sec. 31-51b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-22n. (Formerly Sec. 31-51b) - Apprenticeship council.

 The Governor shall appoint twelve members to the Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council, each of whom shall have some association with apprentice training. Four shall be representative of Connecticut industry, with one representative each from the manufacturing, building, mechanical and service industries, provided at least one such member represents a business that operates without a collective bargaining agreement; four shall be Connecticut members of national labor organizations with apprentice training programs; four shall represent the public, one of whom shall be the Labor Commissioner. Members shall each serve a term which is coterminous with the term of the Governor, each member to hold office until a successor is appointed. Any vacancy in the membership of the council shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term. It shall meet on the call of the chairman, who shall be the Labor Commissioner. On or before August first of each year, the council shall prepare a report describing the activities of the council, this report to be included in the Labor Commissioner's report to the Governor. The members of the council shall not be compensated for their services, but the members, except the Labor Commissioner and any state employee, shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.(1959, P.A. 390, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-21; P.A. 85-580; P.A. 01-170, S. 5.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-21 increased the payments to members from $25 to $40 per day, and specifically excluded from receipt of such payments the deputy labor commissioner and state employees; P.A. 85-580 increased membership on the council from 9 to 12 members, adding an additional member for each category and specifying the background of each industry representative, provided for terms which are coterminous with the governor, provided that the deputy labor commissioner shall be the council chairman, and provided for the reimbursement to the members of necessary expenses, replacing provisions for staggered terms, election of chairman and other officers by the council and for payment of $40 per day in lieu of expenses; P.A. 01-170 changed membership by replacing the Deputy Labor Commissioner with the Labor Commissioner and made technical changes; Sec. 31-51b transferred to Sec. 31-22n in 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 31-22o. (Formerly Sec. 31-51c) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-22o. (Formerly Sec. 31-51c) - Powers and duties of council.

 The council may adopt recommendations for minimum standards of apprenticeship and for related and supplementary instruction, encourage registration and approval of apprentice agreements and training programs, and issue certificates of completion upon the verification by employers or joint apprenticeship committees of the satisfactory completion of the term of apprenticeship. The council shall formulate policies for the effective administration of sections 31-22m to 31-22q, inclusive, and 31-22u. Such policies by the council shall not invalidate any apprenticeship provision in any collective bargaining agreement between employers and employees. All apprentice programs adopted and registered with the council under said sections shall be on a voluntary basis and shall be installed for the purpose of developing skilled workers for the service trades and industries of Connecticut.(1959, P.A. 390, S. 3; P.A. 14-131, S. 8.)History: Sec. 31-51c transferred to Sec. 31-22o in 2005; P.A. 14-131 added reference to Sec. 31-22u.
CT Gen Stat § 31-22p. (Formerly Sec. 31-51d) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-22p. (Formerly Sec. 31-51d) - Labor Commissioner's powers and duties.

 The Labor Commissioner, with the advice and guidance of the council, shall formulate work training standards which will ensure necessary safeguards for the welfare of apprentices and a full craft experience in any skill, in order to provide equal opportunities to all, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, age or national origin, and to provide training, employment and upgrading opportunities for disadvantaged workers to acquire a comprehensive skilled work experience and to extend the application of such standards of skill training by inclusion thereof in apprenticeship agreements, and shall bring together representatives of management and labor for the development of training programs and terms of apprenticeship incidental thereto and cooperate with state and federal agencies similarly interested in furtherance of training requirements in keeping with established and new processes of Connecticut industries. The Labor Commissioner shall publish information relating to existing and proposed work standards of apprenticeship, hold area conferences throughout the state for the purpose of promoting interest in skilled trades training and appoint such advisory committees as may be deemed necessary to evaluate the skilled manpower requirements of Connecticut in order to cope with any new technological changes in industry.(1959, P.A. 390, S. 4; 1969, P.A. 743, S. 1; P.A. 11-55, S. 15.)History: 1969 act deleted reference to cooperative effort of representatives of industry, labor and education in formulation of standards, required that standards provide equal opportunities “to all, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age or national origin” and that they provide training, employment and upgrading opportunities for disadvantaged workers, and made publication of information re apprenticeship standards, holding of conferences, etc. mandatory rather than optional, substituting “shall” for “may”; Sec. 31-51d transferred to Sec. 31-22p in 2005; P.A. 11-55 prohibited discrimination on basis of gender identity or expression.Annotation to former section 31-51d:Cited. 243 C. 66.
CT Gen Stat § 31-22q. (Formerly Sec. 31-51e) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-22q. (Formerly Sec. 31-51e) - Program of apprentice training. Informational campaign.

 (a) To assist in the administration of sections 31-22m to 31-22q, inclusive, and 31-22u, there shall continue to be maintained in the Labor Department a program of apprentice training. The Labor Commissioner is authorized to appoint, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 67, such personnel as may be necessary for effective administration of said sections.(b) Not later than January 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the Labor Department shall develop or approve an informational campaign to distribute to Workforce Investment Boards, CTWorks One-Stop Career Centers and similar job centers within the state. The informational campaign shall include a description of the program of apprentice training maintained in the department and shall address common misperceptions regarding such program and the various opportunities and benefits that apprenticeship training may provide for unemployed individuals within the state.(1959, P.A. 390, S. 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 480, 610; P.A. 14-131, S. 9; 14-225, S. 3.)History: P.A. 77-614 referred to “program” of apprentice training rather than to “division” of apprentice training in the labor department, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 31-51e transferred to Sec. 31-22q in 2005; P.A. 14-131 added reference to Sec. 31-22u; P.A. 14-225 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re development or approval of informational campaign.
CT Gen Stat § 31-22r (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-22r - Apprenticeship registration; apprentices, sponsors.

 (a)(1) Each person who registered as an apprentice with the Labor Department before July 1, 2003, and has not completed an apprenticeship as of July 9, 2003, shall pay to the Labor Department a registration fee of twenty-five dollars on or before July 1, 2003, and a renewal registration fee of twenty-five dollars on or before July first of each subsequent year until (A) such registration is withdrawn, or (B) such person has completed an apprenticeship and possesses a valid journeyperson card of occupational license, if required.(2) Each person who initially registers as an apprentice with the Labor Department on or after July 1, 2003, shall pay to the Labor Department a registration fee of fifty dollars at the time of registration and an annual renewal registration fee of fifty dollars until (A) such registration is withdrawn, or (B) such person has completed an apprenticeship and possesses a valid journeyperson card of occupational license, if required.(b) Each person sponsoring an apprenticeship program registered with the Labor Department as of July 1, 2003, shall pay to the Labor Department an annual registration fee of sixty dollars for each apprentice participating in such program until the apprentice has completed the apprenticeship and possesses a valid journeyperson card of occupational license, if required, or such program is cancelled by the sponsor or deregistered for cause by the Labor Department in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, whichever is earlier.(c) Fifty per cent of any amount collected by the Labor Department pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the General Fund and fifty per cent of such amount shall be credited to a separate nonlapsing appropriation to the Labor Department, for the purpose of administering the department's apprentice training program and sections 31-22m to 31-22p, inclusive.(P.A. 03-207, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 368; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 108.)History: P.A. 03-207 effective July 9, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased registration fees in Subsec. (a)(2) from $25 to $50, increased registration fee in Subsec. (b) from $30 to $60 and deleted provision re credit of amount collected to separate nonlapsing appropriation to Labor Department and purpose of same in Subsec. (c); Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 amended Subsec. (c) to provide that 50% of amount collected be credited to separate nonlapsing appropriation to Labor Department for purpose of apprentice training program and Secs. 31-22m to 31-22p.
CT Gen Stat § 31-22s (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-22s - Report re feasibility of on-line apprenticeship registration system.

 Not later than February 4, 2004, the Labor Commissioner shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and higher education and employment advancement, concerning the feasibility of establishing an on-line system for registering apprentices and apprenticeship programs with the Labor Department.(P.A. 03-207, S. 2.)History: P.A. 03-207 effective July 9, 2003.
CT Gen Stat § 31-22t. (Formerly Sec. 31-51j) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-22t. (Formerly Sec. 31-51j) - Preclusion of apprentice training programs prohibited.

 All collective bargaining clauses which, in the judgment of the federal or state contracting agency administering the contract, preclude, prohibit or in any way discourage employers or groups of employers from engaging in any federal, state or on-the-job apprentice training program approved by any federal or state agency so empowered shall be void and unenforceable. This section shall not apply to any collective bargaining agreement in effect on July 1, 1969, for the duration of such agreement.(1969, P.A. 743, S. 2.)History: Sec. 31-51j transferred to Sec. 31-22t in 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 31-22u (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 31 - Labor|Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation|Section 31-22u - Military training evaluation.

 Any member of the armed forces or National Guard or any veteran, within two years of such veteran's discharge from the armed forces, may submit an application for military training evaluation to the Labor Department program of apprentice training set forth in section 31-22q. Such application shall include (1) evidence of satisfactory completion of a program or course of instruction as part of military training that is equivalent in content and quality to that required for a specific trade in this state, and (2) if such applicant is a veteran, such veteran's military discharge document or a certified copy thereof. The Labor Commissioner shall evaluate any such application and determine whether the applicant's military training may be substituted for all or part of the term of an apprenticeship program registered with the Labor Department for a specific trade. If the commissioner determines that the applicant's military training is equivalent to the training required for completion of such apprenticeship program, the commissioner shall issue such applicant a recommendation for review by the appropriate examining board established under section 20-331. Presentation of such recommendation, pursuant to section 20-333, shall allow such applicant to sit for any licensure examination without participation in an apprenticeship program. If the commissioner determines that the applicant's military training is equivalent to part of the training required for completion of an apprenticeship program, such applicant's hours of qualified military training, as determined by the commissioner, shall be deducted from the hours of apprenticeship training required for the specific trade provided (A) such applicant completes the minimum number of hours of apprenticeship training required under federal law, and (B) prior to implementation of this provision, the Labor Department obtains concurrence with such provision from the federal office of apprenticeship pursuant to 29 CFR 29.13(b)(9). For the purposes of this section, (i) “veteran” means any person who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable from active service in the armed forces, (ii) “armed forces” has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103, and (iii) “military discharge document” has the same meaning as provided in section 1-219.(P.A. 14-131, S. 4.)