Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 3s - Subsidized Transitional Employment Program (S.T.E.P.) › Section 31-3s-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
For purposes of Sections 31-3s-1 through
				31-3s-8,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the following
				definitions apply:
(a) "Commissioner"
			 means the Labor Commissioner, whose mailing address is Connecticut Department
			 of Labor, 200 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, CT 06109, or his
			 designee.
(b) "Employable" means
			 one who (1) is between the ages of 16 and 65, (2) has no documented physical or
			 mental impairment (or who has an impairment expected to last less than six
			 months as determined by the Department of Income Maintenance Commissioner),
			 which would prohibit him/her from working or participating in an education,
			 training, or other work readiness program, (3) is required to register with the
			 Department of Labor pursuant to Section 17-273b of the General Statutes, (4) is
			 not a full-time high school student, (5) is not pending receipt of Supplemental
			 Security Income, Social Security income, or financial assistance through
			 another program administered by the Department of Income Maintenance, and (6)
			 is not needed to care for a child under two years of age or an incapacitated
			 child or spouse.
(c) "Employer"
			 means: (1) any corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity
			 in either the private or public sector, including any municipality or the State
			 of Connecticut, which employs one or more employees in the State of Connecticut
			 and is registered with the Connecticut Department of Labor for purposes of
			 liability for unemployment compensation contributions under Section
			 31-223
			 of the General Statutes, or (2) a religious, charitable, educational, or other
			 organization for whom services are excluded under the definition of
			 "employment" contained in subsection (a) of section
			 31-222 of
			 the general statutes.
(d)
			 "Employment" means service performed under an express or implied contract of
			 hire creating the relationship of employer and employee, and which constitutes
			 employment for the purposes of federal and state law.
(e) "Full-time" means employment for the
			 number of hours which prevail for the industry or employment sector in which
			 the work is performed.
(f) "Job
			 Center" means the Connecticut Department of Labor office which administers
			 unemployment compensation and a public employment bureau for a given labor
			 market area of the state.
(g) "Job
			 ready" means one who is able and available for work, meets the educational and
			 skill demands of the local labor market, and is not subject to any extraneous
			 conditions (e.g. language barriers, child care, lack of transportation) which
			 would significantly restrict an individual's ability to accept full-time
			 employment.
(h) "Nonprofit
			 employer" means an organization exempt from federal taxation under Section 501
			 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(i) "Participant" means a General Assistance
			 recipient deemed eligible for participation in the Department of Labor's
			 Subsidized Transitional Employment Program (S.T.E.P.).
(j) "Program" means the Department of Labor's
			 Subsidized Transitional Employment Program (S.T.E.P.).