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
ELAWS - Employment Laws Assistance
Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and Small Businesses. elaws is a set of interactive, online tools to help employers and employees learn more about their rights and responsibilities under numerouse Federal employment laws.
Labor Standards - Other States
Links to resources and topics for and about state and local governments, including minimum wage laws, labor office contact information, labor law topics, and compliance and self assessment tools.
Regulations On Occupations Designated As High-Risk Or Safety-Sensitive
Designation by the Labor Commissioner of Occupations as High-Risk or Safety-Sensitive Occupations Subject to Random Urinalysis Drug Testing.
List of Occupations Designated As High-Risk Or Safety-Sensitive by the Labor Commissioner of the State of Connecticut
The following is a list of occupations designated as high-risk or safety sensitive by the Labor Commissioner as a result of specific request received on behalf of individual employers.
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)
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act helps ensure advance notice in cases of qualified plant closings and mass layoffs. The U.S. Department of Labor has compliance assistance materials to help workers and employers understand their rights and responsibilities under the provisions of WARN.