For individuals, businesses, and employees seeking information on employment laws; labor standards; and federal and state level occupational safety regulations. The page has resources to help stakeholders better understand their rights and responsibilities in the workplace.
Workplace Standards
Labor Standards - Other States
Regulations On Occupations Designated As High-Risk Or Safety-Sensitive
List of Occupations Designated As High-Risk Or Safety-Sensitive by the Labor Commissioner of the State of Connecticut
Workplace Laws
- Section 31-33 - Industrial Home Work
- Section 31-40q - Smoking in the workplace
- Section 31-40s - Use of tobacco outside workplace
- Section 31-40w - Breastfeeding in the workplace
- Section 31-48b - Surveillance
- Section 31-48d - Electronic Monitoring
- Section 31-51 - Blacklisting
- Section 31-51g - Polygraph
- Section 31-51i - Arrest record on job application form
- Section 31-51m - Whistleblowing
- Section 31-51n - Definitions (Insurance)
- Section 31-51o - Plant Closing Laws (Insurance)
- Sections 31-51t through 31-51aa - Drug Testing
- Section 31-51ii - Meal Period
- Section 31-51jj - Emergency Phone Calls
- Sections 31-51kk to 31-51qq, inclusive - Family & Medical Leave
- Section 31-128a - Personnel File Laws
- Sections 31-129 through 31-131 - Employment Agencies
- Section 38a-456 - Notice of Cancellation or Discontinuation of Group Life Insurance
- Section 38a-538 (Formerly 38-262d) - Notification of Insurance Extension Rights
- Section 53-303e - Six Days Work in a Calendar Week
WARN Act Compliance Assistance
The Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification (WARN) Act Guide to Advance Closings and Layoffs (U.S. Department of Labor)
Contact Information and Location
Address:
Connecticut Department of Labor
200 Folly Brook Blvd,
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Hours of all Divisions: M-F (8AM - 4:30PM)
Closed on Saturday and Sundays