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Recent Connecticut Public Acts

Research guides prepared by the Connecticut Judicial Branch law librarians:

  • Employment Law and the Family

Connecticut Department of Labor:

  • Employer Categories - FAQs
  • FAQs for Minors
  • Unemployment Insurance - FAQs
  • Workplace Laws

elibrary 211 Infoline:

  • Employment and Training
  • Sexual Harassment Assistance

CTLawHelp.org:
  • Did You Work and Not Get Paid for All of Your Hours?
  • Filing a Wage Complaint with the Department of Labor
  • Como Presentar una Queja de Salarios con el Departamento de Trabajo de Connecticut
  • Work/Unemployment

OLR Research reports - Office of Legislative Research:

  • Connecticut Paid Leave Law (as of 1/1/2025) 2025-R-0016
  • Issue Brief: Connecticut's Paid Sick Leave Law 2024-R-0194
  • Acts Limiting What an Employer May Ask of a Prospective Employee, 2015-2024 2024-R-0139
  • State Paid Sick Leave Laws 2024-R-0077
  • Criteria for "Connecticut-Based" Employers and Employees in the State's Labor Statutes 2022-R-0215
  • Setting Prevailing Wage Rates 2020-R-0251
  • Prevailing Wage Debarment Laws in Connecticut and Other States 2019-R-0295
  • Workplace Sexual Harassment Law 2018-R-0243
  • Minimum Wage Exceptions for Seasonal Employees and Employees Entering the Workforce 2018-R-0288
  • Barbers' and Cosmetologists' Labor Rights 2014-R-0171
  • Drug Testing in Public Schools and in the Workplace 2014-R-0048
  • Family and Medical Leave and Workers' Compensation 2005-R-0925

Library Materials

  • Search the online catalog for availability and locations.

  • Connecticut Labor & Employment Law (3rd ed.) by Jay S. Seigel, et al.

  • Connecticut Employment Law: Connecticut Practice Series, Vol. 14 by Stephen B.Harris.

  • Labor and Employment in Connecticut: A Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations and Practice (2nd ed.) by Jeffrey L. Hirsch.

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  • Public Act 24-147. An Act Making Changes to and Repealing Obsolete Provisions of Statutes Relevant to the Labor Department.

  • Public Act 24-8. An Act Expanding Paid Sick Days in the State

  • Public Act 22-17 - An Act Concerning Wage Theft

  • 2024 Acts Affecting Business and Jobs (Office of Legislative Research)

  • 2023 Acts Affecting Business and Jobs (Office of Legislative Research)

  • 2021 Acts Affecting Business and Jobs (Office of Legislative Research)

  • 2019 Acts Affecting Business and Jobs (Office of Legislative Research)

  • 2018 Acts Affecting Business and Jobs (Office of Legislative Research)

Conencticut General Statutes

Selected Statutes:

Title 31. Labor.

Chapter 557. Employment Regulation

 Part I Hours of Labor - §31-12 to §31-22

  • §31-21. Legal Day's Work

  • §31-40q. Smoking in the Workplace

  • §31-40w. Breastfeeding in the Workplace

  • §31-51g. Use of Polygraph Prohibited. Penalty. Exceptions.

  • §31-51u.  Drug Testing: Requirements.

  • §31-51ii.  Meal Periods. Exemptions. Regulations.

  • §31-51jj.  Notice to Employees of  Incoming Emergency Telephone Calls.

  • §31-51ll. Family and Medical Leave: Length of Leave; Eligibility

Chapter 558. Wages.

Click on the link below to search the full-text of the statutes: https://search.cga.state.ct.us/r/statute/dtsearch_form.asp

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