Description of Organization, Rules of Practice, and Personal Data
Regulations of CT State Agencies
Description of Organization, Rules of Practice and Personal Data
- Part I. Definitions
- Part II. Description of Organization
- Part III. Rules of Practice
- Personal Data Regulations
- Sexual Harassment Posting and Training Requirements
Part I. Definitions
Part II. Description of Organization
- 46a-54-2a Creation and authority
- 46a-54-3a Functions
- 46a-54-4a Membership, appointments; terms of office
- 46a-54-5a Meetings; quorum; votes; resignation of member by operation of statute
- 46a-54-6a Appointment of chairperson, election of officers; duties
- 46a-54-7a Committees
- 46a-54-8a Commission offices
- 46a-54-9a Public information
- 46a-54-10a Administration
- 46a-54-11a Fact-finding hearings; purpose
- 46a-54-12a Fact-finding hearings; notice of hearing
- 46a-54-13a Fact-finding hearings; report
- 46a-54-14a Report of complaint dispositions
Part III. Rules of Practice
Article I. General Provisions
- 46a-54-15a Appearances limited to counsel admitted to practice in Connecticut; appearances of counsel from other jurisdictions; law student interns
- 46a-54-16a Attorneys; form of appearances on behalf of complainants, respondents, intervenors and other parties
- 46a-54-17a Service upon attorney
- 46a-54-18a Methods of service of complaints, dispositions, notices of hearing, decisions and orders and other papers by the commission
- 46a-54-19a Service of papers by complainants, respondents, parties and intervenors
- 46a-54-20a Expiration of timeframes
- 46a-54-21a Commencement of proceedings for purposes of the uniform administrative procedure act
- 46a-54-22a Collection, use, maintenance and release of confidential HIV-related information
- 46a-54-23a Collection, use, maintenance and release of confidential information related to pending criminal prosecution of sexual assault charges
- 46a-54-24a Collection, use, maintenance and release of personal data
- 46a-54-25a—46a-54-32a Reserved
Article II. Administrative Processing of Complaints
Part I. – Complaints
- 46a-54-33a Complaint - who may file
- 46a-54-34a Complaint - when to file
- 46a-54-35a Complaint - contents
- 46a-54-36a Complaint - manner, date and responsibility for filing
- 46a-54-37a Complaint involving confidential HIV-related information or victims of sexual assault; use of pseudonym
- 46a-54-38a Complaint - amendment
- 46a-54-39a Complaint - when issued by the commission
- 46a-54-40a Amendment of complaint to substitute or add the commission
- 46a-54-41a Notice of amended complaint by the commission; response by persons similarly situated to the complainant
- 46a-54-42a Jurisdictional review; service of complaint upon the respondent(s)
Part II. – Answers
- 46a-54-43a Duty to answer; time to answer; form of answer
- 46a-54-44a Filing and service of answer and other information
- 46a-54-45a Extension of time to file answer
- 46a-54-46a Default for failure to answer
- 46a-54-47a Amendments of complaints - answer
- 46a-54-48a Duty to reply; defenses; new matters in answer deemed denied; complainant's reply to answer
- 46a-54-49a Merit assessment; review after the filing of respondent's answer and complainant's reply and information
- 46a-54-50a Complainant's duty to provide information
- 46a-54-51a Information provided by the respondent
- 46a-54-52a Interrogatories
- 46a-54-53a Subpoenas
- 46a-54-54a Depositions
Part III. – Investigation
- 46a-54-55a Fact-finding conferences: purposes; attendance except for good cause; role of attorneys; predetermination agreement
- 46a-54-56a Mandatory mediation sessions
- 46a-54-57a Default for failure to answer interrogatories, respond to subpoena or attend a mandatory mediation session
- 46a-54-58a Disclosure of evidence to complainant, respondent and authorized representatives
Part IV. – Determination
A. Finding of Reasonable Cause
B. Finding of No Reasonable Cause
- 46a-54-61a Issuance of finding of no reasonable cause; transmittal to complainant
- 46a-54-62a Requests for reconsideration procedures
- 46a-54-63a No-fault conciliation
- 46a-54-64a Suspension of case processing; appeal; resumption of case processing
- 46a-54-65a Timeframes
Part V. Releases; Complaint Dispositions; Withdrawal; Court Enforcement of Conciliation Agreements
- 46a-54-66a Releases of jurisdiction; action in the superior court
- 46a-54-67a Complaint dispositions
- 46a-54-68a Withdrawal of complaint; substitution of the commission
- 46a-54-69a Complaint; court enforcement of conciliation agreement
- 46a-54-70a Injunctions
- 46a-54-71a Request for reopening procedures
- 46a-54-72a—46a-54-77a Reserved
Article III. Contested Case Proceedings
- 46a-54-78a Commencement of contested case proceeding; conferences and hearings; applicability
- 46a-54-79a Notice of hearing conference; service; amendment of complaint
- 46a-54-80a Hearing conference
- 46a-54-81a Parties and intervenors
- 46a-54-82a Representation; appearances; withdrawals
- 46a-54-83a Powers and duties of the presiding officer
- 46a-54-84a Amendment of complaint to substitute or add the commission
- 46a-54-85a Filing and service of papers
- 46a-54-86a Answer
- 46a-54-87a Motions, objections and waiver
- 46a-54-88a Default and dismissal
- 46a-54-89a Disclosure of documents
- 46a-54-90a Conduct of hearings
- 46a-54-91a Waiver of hearing; bifurcation of hearing; expedited proceedings
- 46a-54-92a Witnesses
- 46a-54-93a Closing arguments and briefs
- 46a-54-94a Final decisions and orders; correction
- 46a-54-95a Reconsideration, reversal or modification of final decision
- 46a-54-96a Record of proceedings
- 46a-54-97a Construction of rules and regulations
- 46a-54-98a Severability
- 46a-54-99a—46a-54-103a Reserved
Article IV. Petitions for Promulgation of Regulations
Article V. Petitions for Declaratory Rulings
- 46a-54-122 Petition for declaratory ruling; form
- 46a-54-123 Notice of filing
- 46a-54-124 Petition for party or intervenor status
- 46a-54-125 Determination of party or intervenor status
- 46a-54-126 Decision on petition for declaratory ruling
Article VI. Appeals from Decisions of Local Human Rights Boards
- 46a-54-127 Appeals from decisions of local human rights boards
- 46a-54-128 Form of appeal; service
- 46a-54-129 Filing of record by local board
- 46a-54-130 Review of appeal by the executive director; preliminary determination of appeal
- 46a-54-131 Executive director's proposed final decision; transmittal to parties; commission action
- 46a-54-132—46a-54-139 Reserved
Personal Data Regulations
- 46a-54-140 Definitions
- 46a-54-141 General nature and purpose of the personal data system
- 46a-54-142 Categories of personal data
- 46a-54-143 Discriminatory practice case files
- 46a-54-144 Discriminatory practice case file data
- 46a-54-145 Employee and applicant personnel records
- 46a-54-146 Personnel file data
- 46a-54-147 Maintenance of personal data
- 46a-54-148 Access to personal data
- 46a-54-149 Maintenance of personal data systems
- 46a-54-150 Uses to be made of personal data
- 46a-54-151 Retention of personal data
- 46a-54-152 Disclosure of personal data
- 46a-54-153 Contesting the content of personal data records
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
Sexual Harassment Posting and Training Requirements
- 46a-54-200 Definitions
- 46a-54-201 Posting requirement for employers having three or more employees
- 46a-54-202 Where to post
- 46a-54-203 When to post
- 46a-54-204 Posting and training requirements for employers having fifty or more employees
- 46a-54-205 Effect of prior training
- 46a-54-206 Trainers
- 46a-54-207 Recordkeeping
- Appendix A