Employment, Workers Compensation & Labor

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• Employment, Workers Compensation & Labor

  The Employment division of this Section defends all state agencies in all branches of government, including the state Universities, and state officials in employment related litigation and administrative complaints and provides legal advice and guidance to state agencies on employment issues. We are currently defending the state in numerous employment cases in the state and federal courts, as well before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities and the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission The Workers' Compensation division of this Section represents the State Treasurer as the Custodian of the Second Injury Fund program in cases involving potential liability of the Fund for workers' compensation benefits and the Department of Administrative Services in its capacity as the administrator of the state employees' workers' compensation program in contested workers' compensation claims filed by state employees. We are currently defending the Second Injury Fund and the state in numerous workers’ compensation cases before the Workers’ Compensation Commission and in the Connecticut Superior and Appellate Courts. The Labor division of this Section represents various state agencies before administrative bodies such as the Freedom of Information Commission and the Claims Commissioner, and represents the State in Superior Court when administrative appeals are taken from entities such as the Employees’ Review Board and the Employment Security Appeals Division. The Labor division represents the state when arbitral decisions are challenged in court and also represents the Commissioner of Labor in wage and hour collection proceedings involving private sector employers who failed to pay their employees properly. We are currently involved in both defensive and affirmative litigation involving labor matters.