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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556 - Labor Department › Section 31-11. - Hindering inspector.

Any owner, lessee or occupant of a factory or other building included within the provisions of this chapter or owning or controlling the use of any room in such building, who obstructs, hinders or unreasonably delays the Labor Commissioner or any of his deputies in the performance of the duties imposed by the general statutes, or who fails to provide at least one way of unobstructed ingress to such room or such building for said commissioner or his deputies in the performance of such duties, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars.
(1949 Rev., S. 3749.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556 - Labor Department › Section 31-11a. - Employee Dislocation Allowance Fund established.

Section 31-11a is repealed, provided the payment of any claim filed with the Labor Commissioner prior to April 13, 1981, for the payment of benefits pursuant to said section, for any week prior to April 13, 1981, shall not be affected.
(P.A. 78-16, S. 8–10; P.A. 81-59, S. 1, 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556a - Workforce Development › Section 31-11aa. - Information technology workforce development plan.

Section 31-11aa is repealed, effective July 1, 2011.
(P.A. 00-187, S. 28, 75; P.A. 01-173, S. 46, 67; P.A. 11-48, S. 303.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556a - Workforce Development › Section 31-11bb to 31-11ee. - Adult Literacy Leadership Board: Definitions. Members. Duties and responsibilities; report and report card. Strategic plan.

Sections 31-11bb to 31-11ee, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 2013.
(P.A. 08-163, S. 1–7; P.A. 11-48, S. 94, 95, 285; P.A. 13-140, S. 19; 13-299, S. 95.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556a - Workforce Development › Section 31-11ff to 31-11jj. - State-wide plan for implementing, expanding or improving upon career certificate programs, middle college programs, early college high school programs and Connecticut Early College Opportunity programs. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act substituted for Workforce Investment Act. Definitions. Development of Workforce Training Authority; members; duties and responsibilities. Workforce Training Authority Fund.

Sections 31-11ff to 31-11jj, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 2021.
(P.A. 14-217, S. 197; P.A. 16-15, S. 2; 16-169, S. 24; P.A. 17-207, S. 5, 7–9; P.A. 18-126, S. 7; P.A. 19-128, S. 8; July 22 Sp. Sess. P.A. 19-1, S. 1–3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 494.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556a - Workforce Development › Section 31-11kk. - Working group to review business support services. Representatives.

On or before October 1, 2017, the Labor Commissioner may establish a working group to review business support services in the state. Such working group may consist of one business services representative from each of the following agencies: (1) The Labor Department, (2) the Department of Economic and Community Development, and (3) the Workforce Development Board. Such working group may review business support services offered by such agencies and consider ways to better coordinate such services to benefit businesses in the state, including, but not limited to, the development of (A) a shared database of business support services, and (B) shared marketing materials. The Labor Commissioner may make recommendations for legislation to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and public employees, commerce and higher education and employment advancement.
(P.A. 17-207, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 17-207 effective July 11, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556a - Workforce Development › Section 31-11m. - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds.

(a) All funds received by the state of Connecticut under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as from time to time amended, shall be deposited into the General Fund.
(b) Funds reserved for state-wide investment activities by the state of Connecticut from the amounts allotted to the state under Sections 127(b)(1)(C), 132(b)(1)(B) and 132(b)(2)(B) of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as from time to time amended, shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 128(a) of said act. The Governor shall reserve not more than fifteen per cent of such allotted amounts in any fiscal year for state-wide workforce investment activities. At least annually, the Chief Workforce Officer shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, a notice to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations regarding how the funds reserved for state-wide investment activities will be used and if any changes are made in how such funds will be used.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 6, 15; P.A. 16-169, S. 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 225.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999; pursuant to P.A. 16-169, “Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128”; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting former Subdiv. (1) designator and former Subdiv. (2) re use of reserved funds and adding provision re reservation by Governor of not more than 15 per cent of funds for state-wide workforce investment activities and re Chief Workforce Officer report, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556a - Workforce Development › Section 31-11mm. - Requests for proposals for development and implementation of soft skills program.

(a) For purposes of this section, “soft skills” means character traits and interpersonal skills, such as social skills, communication skills and attitudes, that characterize a person's relationship with other people and do not rely on acquired knowledge or technical skills.
(b) Not later than October 1, 2017, the Labor Commissioner shall prepare and issue a request for proposals for the development and implementation of a soft skills program. The request for proposals shall require each person, firm or corporation submitting a proposal to (1) demonstrate coordination with an emerging industry partner in the state in developing a soft skills curriculum, and (2) provide any other information deemed necessary by the commissioner.
(P.A. 17-207, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 17-207 effective July 1, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556a - Workforce Development › Section 31-11n. - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds allocated to regional workforce development boards. Limitations.

(a) Funds allocated to each regional workforce development board under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as from time to time amended, shall be reserved by such board, in a manner consistent with the provisions of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as from time to time amended, to fund comprehensive job training and related services or related job opportunities programs administered by eligible providers, including, but not limited to, opportunities industrialization centers and community action programs, as defined in section 17b-885, within such board's region.
(b) Funds reserved for administrative costs by a regional workforce development board shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 128(b)(4) of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as from time to time amended.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 7, 15; P.A. 16-169, S. 24.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999; pursuant to P.A. 16-169, “Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556a - Workforce Development › Section 31-11o. - Governor's Workforce Council to act as state-wide workforce development board.

The Governor's Workforce Council established under section 31-3h is hereby recognized as the state-wide workforce development board for purposes of complying with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 8, 15; P.A. 16-169, S. 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 226.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999; pursuant to P.A. 16-169, “Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128”; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 replaced “Connecticut Employment and Training Commission” with “Governor's Workforce Council” and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556a - Workforce Development › Section 31-11p. - Development of workforce development plan. Required contents.

(a) The Governor's Workforce Council, with the assistance of the Labor Commissioner and in consultation with the regional workforce development boards, shall develop a four-year Connecticut workforce development plan that meets the requirements of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time. Such plan shall constitute the single state plan for purposes of said act. The Governor's Workforce Council, in consultation with the regional workforce development boards, shall update such plan at least once every four years.
(b) On and after July 1, 2021, the Governor may submit the Connecticut workforce development plan and any modifications to such plan to the United States Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, with the advice and assistance of the Governor's Workforce Council, provided such plan and any modifications are consistent with the requirements of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 9, 15; P.A. 06-196, S. 160; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; P.A. 16-169, S. 24; P.A. 17-237, S. 104; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 227.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes in Subsec. (b)(16), effective June 7, 2006; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “regional vocational-technical schools” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high schools” in Subsec. (b)(12), effective July 1, 2012; pursuant to P.A. 16-169, “Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128”; P.A. 17-237 amended Subsec. (b)(12)(E)(ii) by replacing “technical high schools” with “the Technical Education and Career System”, effective July 1, 2017; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 replaced “Connecticut Employment and Training Commission” with “Governor's Workforce Council”, substantially revised Subsec. (a) re Connecticut workforce development plan, deleted former Subsec. (b) re items to be included in plan, and redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (b) and substantially revised same re Governor submission of and modifications to plan, effective July 1, 2021.
Secs. 31-11q and 31-11r. Submission of comprehensive state performance measures developed by Connecticut Employment and Training Commission to General Assembly. Submission of workforce development plan to Governor, prior General Assembly approval; submission of plan by Governor to United States Secretary of Labor; requests for waiver. Sections 31-11q and 31-11r are repealed, effective July 1, 2021.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 10, 11, 15; P.A. 16-169, S. 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 494.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556a - Workforce Development › Section 31-11q and 31-11r. - Submission of comprehensive state performance measures developed by Connecticut Employment and Training Commission to General Assembly. Submission of workforce development plan to Governor, prior General Assembly approval; submission of plan by Governor to United States Secretary of Labor; requests for waiver.

Sections 31-11q and 31-11r are repealed, effective July 1, 2021.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 10, 11, 15; P.A. 16-169, S. 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 494.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556a - Workforce Development › Section 31-11s. - Governor's Workforce Council recommendations re appropriation of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds.

(a) Not later than October 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the Governor's Workforce Council shall make recommendations consistent with the provisions of the Connecticut workforce development plan developed by the Governor's Workforce Council pursuant to section 31-11p to the Governor concerning the appropriation of funds received for adult workforce development activities under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time.
(b) Pursuant to Section 189(i)(4)(A) of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time, the Governor is authorized by the General Assembly to apply for a waiver of federal eligibility requirements to allow incumbent workers with annual family incomes that do not exceed two hundred per cent of the poverty level guidelines issued by the federal Department of Health and Human Services to receive job training services.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 12, 15; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2, S. 101; P.A. 13-140, S. 21; P.A. 16-169, S. 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 228.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2 amended Subsec. (b) to substitute “technical high schools” for “regional vocational-technical high schools”; P.A. 13-140 deleted former Subsec. (b) re commission to make annual recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly re appropriations of funds for young adult programs and redesignated existing Subsecs. (c) and (d) as Subsecs. (b) and (c), effective June 18, 2013; pursuant to P.A. 16-169, “Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128”; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 substantially revised Subsec. (a) re recommendations to Governor concerning appropriation of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds, deleted former Subsec. (b) re recommendations for dislocated workers, redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (b) and amended same to make a technical change, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556a - Workforce Development › Section 31-11t. - Criteria for evaluation of funded programs: Connecticut Employment and Training Commission responsibilities.

Section 31-11t is repealed, effective July 1, 2021.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 13, 15; ; P.A. 16-169, S. 24; 16-170, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 494.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556a - Workforce Development › Section 31-11tt. - Veterans Platform to Employment Program.

(a) Not later than October 1, 2019, the workforce development board for the southwest workforce development region of the state shall develop and operate a pilot program to be known as the Veterans Platform to Employment Program. The program shall provide training and subsidized employment for veterans who have experienced long-term unemployment in a similar manner to the Platform to Employment Program currently operated by such board. The pilot program shall provide veterans in a region served by the program with (1) a preparatory program that includes services such as skills assessments, career readiness workshops, employee assistance programs and coaching, and (2) employment assistance that includes identifying positions at local employers and providing subsidies to employers that hire veterans for trial work experiences that may lead to continued employment. The pilot program may offer additional services to assist veterans, including personal and family support services and financial counseling. As used in this section, “veteran” has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103.
(b) The workforce development board for the southwest workforce development region of the state shall operate the pilot program within its workforce development region. The board may offer the program in other workforce development regions in the state, in conjunction with the appropriate regional workforce development board.
(c) Not later than February 1, 2020, and annually thereafter until the pilot program is terminated, the workforce development board for the southwest workforce development region of the state shall submit a report on the operation of the pilot program and its recommendation to continue, discontinue or expand the program. Such report shall include measures of the effectiveness of the program, including, but not limited to, data on the (1) number of veterans served by the program, (2) number of veterans placed with employers by the program and the salaries earned by such veterans, and (3) number of such veterans retaining employment over time. The board shall submit the report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to veterans' affairs.
(P.A. 19-129, S. 2; P.A. 21-40, S. 35; 21-79, S. 39.)
History: P.A. 19-129 effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 21-40 made technical changes; P.A. 21-79 amended Subsec. (a) to redefine “veteran”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556a - Workforce Development › Section 31-11u. - Continuation of other education, employment or job training programs or contracts.

Any education, employment or job training program or contract in existence on June 23, 1999, that is funded under the Job Training Partnership Act shall continue in effect until the renewal period, provided such program is consistent with the provisions of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as from time to time amended.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 14, 15; P.A. 16-169, S. 24.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999; pursuant to P.A. 16-169, “Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556a - Workforce Development › Section 31-11uu. - Distribution to employers of written materials concerning mental health conditions common to veterans.

Not later than October 1, 2019, the workforce development board for the southwest workforce development region of the state shall identify appropriate written materials to distribute to employers on the topic of mental health conditions common to veterans, including post-traumatic stress disorder, risk of suicide, depression and grief. Such materials shall provide guidance on (1) identifying the signs and symptoms of such mental health conditions, and (2) assisting employees who are veterans and who exhibit such signs and symptoms in the workplace. The board shall distribute such materials to employers participating in or who may participate in the pilot programs established under sections 31-11ss and 31-11tt, and may distribute the materials to other employers that may hire veterans.
(P.A. 19-129, S. 3; P.A. 21-40, S. 36.)
History: P.A. 19-129 effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 21-40 made technical changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 556a - Workforce Development › Section 31-11x. - Comprehensive job training and related services, grants for. Definitions. Regulations.

Section 31-11x is repealed, effective June 6, 2016.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2, S. 29, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 129, 131; P.A. 04-76, S. 34; P.A. 16-169, S. 35.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation › Section 31-13a. - Employer to furnish record of hours worked, wages earned and deductions. Employer to provide means to access and print electronically held records.

(a) With each wage payment each employer shall furnish to each employee, in writing or, with the employee's explicit consent, electronically, a record of hours worked, the gross earnings showing straight time and overtime as separate entries, itemized deductions and net earnings, except that the furnishing of a record of hours worked and the separation of straight time and overtime earnings shall not apply in the case of any employee with respect to whom the employer is specifically exempt from the keeping of time records and the payment of overtime under the Connecticut Minimum Wage Act or the Fair Labor Standards Act.
(b) If the record of hours is furnished electronically pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the employer shall provide a means for each employee to securely, privately and conveniently access and print such record. The employer shall incorporate reasonable safeguards regarding any information contained in the record furnished electronically pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to protect the confidentiality of an employee's personal information.
(1959, P.A. 338; P.A. 80-79; P.A. 16-125, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 80-79 required that employees be furnished records of earnings “showing straight time and overtime as separate entries”, specified that provisions are inapplicable where employer is exempt from paying overtime and deleted provisions which had excluded salaried employees from applicability; P.A. 16-125 designated existing provisions re wage payment as Subsec. (a) and amended same to add provision re furnishing records electronically with employee's explicit consent and added Subsec. (b) re employer to provide means for employee to access electronic record and incorporation of reasonable safeguards.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation › Section 31-13b. - Visible clock required as part of time card system.

On and after January 1, 1977, no employer, private, municipal or state, shall use a time card system, recording clock or other device intended to record the work time of an employee unless such system, clock or device has incorporated within it a clock which is synchronized with such system, clock or device and which is displayed so as to be easily visible.
(P.A. 76-87.)
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation › Section 31-19 and 31-20. - Employment of women between one a.m. and six a.m. Hours of women entertainers.

Sections 31-19 and 31-20 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 7350, 7351; 1949, S. 3011; 1972, P.A. 127, S. 60; P.A. 74-185, S. 5.)
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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 who is employed under a written agreement to work at and learn a specific trade and who is registered with the Labor Department; “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; and “preapprentice” means a person, student or minor employed under a written agreement with an apprenticeship sponsor for a term of training and employment not exceeding two thousand hours or twenty-four months in duration, and who is registered with the Labor Department.
(1959, P.A. 390, S. 1; 1963, P.A. 180; P.A. 78-325; P.A. 14-131, S. 7; P.A. 21-141, S. 5.)
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; P.A. 21-141 redefined “apprentice” and defined “preapprentice”, effective July 7, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation › Section 31-22n. (Formerly Sec. 31-51b). - Apprenticeship council.

The Governor shall appoint thirteen 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; five shall represent the public, two of whom shall be the Labor Commissioner and the Chief Workforce Officer, or their designees. 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, or his or her designee. On or before August first of each year, the council may 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 his or her designee, 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; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 238.)
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; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 added Chief Workforce Officer to Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council, allowed designees of Labor Commissioner and said officer, changed “shall” to “may” re report, and made conforming changes, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 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 recommend 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 assist in recommending 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 Labor Department 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; P.A. 21-141, S. 6.)
History: Sec. 31-51c transferred to Sec. 31-22o in 2005; P.A. 14-131 added reference to Sec. 31-22u; P.A. 21-141 replaced “adopt recommendations for” with “recommend”, “formulate” with “assist in recommending” and “council” with “Labor Department”, effective July 7, 2021.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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, “veteran” and “armed forces” have the same meanings as provided in section 27-103, and “military discharge document” has the same meaning as provided in section 1-219.
(P.A. 14-131, S. 4; P.A. 21-79, S. 40.)
History: P.A. 21-79 redefined “veteran” and made technical changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation › Section 31-22v. - Office of apprenticeship training. Internet web site.

(a) Not later than March 1, 2017, the Labor Department shall update the department's Internet web site with regard to the office of apprenticeship training. Such update shall include, but need not be limited to:
(1) Simplification of the process by which current and prospective apprentices and employers may access comprehensive information relating to apprenticeship training on the department's Internet web site;
(2) An accurate list of occupations in which apprentices are employed in the state and the number of apprentices participating in each occupation within the previous calendar year; and
(3) Comprehensive information regarding apprenticeship coursework, including, but not limited to, a list of apprenticeship coursework providers, the Internet web site addresses for such apprenticeship coursework providers, the locations of such apprenticeship coursework providers, the occupations in which such apprenticeship coursework providers offer apprenticeship coursework and the costs associated with such apprenticeship coursework, which shall be accompanied by a disclaimer that cost information is only one factor to be considered in selecting coursework. The department may provide electronic links to such information.
(b) The department shall update the information described in subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of this section as often as practicable, but not less than annually, to improve the efficiency by which current and prospective apprentices and employers may engage in apprenticeships in the state.
(P.A. 16-114, S. 2; P.A. 17-60, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 16-114 effective June 3, 2016; P.A. 17-60 deleted former Subsec. (c) re report by department re update to department's Internet web site, effective July 1, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 31 - Labor › Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation › Section 31-23a. - Minors employed on or after October 1, 2007, deemed to have been lawfully employed.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of section 31-23 in effect prior to June 2, 2008, any minor who reached the age of fifteen and was employed, on or after October 1, 2007, as a bagger, cashier or stock clerk shall be deemed to have been lawfully employed, provided such employment was in accordance with the provisions of subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of said section 31-23. Any person who employed such minor shall not be deemed (1) to have violated the provisions of subsection (a) of said section 31-23, or (2) subject to the penalties of section 31-15a or 31-69a.
(P.A. 08-108, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 08-108 effective June 2, 2008.