Research Guides & Information

Connecticut Judicial Branch:

Civil Jury Instructions -
3.14 Employment Actions

• 3.14-1 Discriminatory Employment Practices - General Statutes 46a-60

• 3.14-2 Promissory Estoppel

• 3.14-3 Wrongful Discharge

• 3.14-4 Fraudulent/Intentional Misrepresentation

• 3.14-5 Discharge in Violation of General Statutes 31-51m, Whistleblower Statute

• 3.14-6 Retaliatory Discharge in Violation of General Statutes 31-290a

• 3.14-7 Wrongful Termination in Violation of General Statutes � 31-51q - Freedom of Speech

• 3.14-8 Suarez Exception to Workers' Compensation

Information from the Connecticut Network for Legal Aid:

• Listing of Work/Employment Self-Help Pamphlets

• Employment: When Is It Legal to Be Fired?

• Your Rights at Work

OLR Research Reports - Office of Legislative Research:

• Connecticut Whistleblower Laws – 2022-R-0005
  Summarize Connecticut’s whistleblower laws.

• Felony Convictions and Employment – 2021-R-0049
  Describe the consequences of a felony conviction on employment. 

• Employment Termination Notices, 2014-R-0032
  Does the law require an employer to provide an employment termination notice to an employee separating from employment?

• At-Will Employment, 2001-R-0246
  You asked for background information about at-will employment in Connecticut and other states. You also asked whether any state has adopted an alternative approach.

• At-Will Employment, 2001-R-0612
  You asked how Connecticut's employee termination laws compare with those of other states.

• U.S. Department of Labor

  • Resources for Workers

  • Resources for Employers

  • Summary of Major Employment Laws

• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities

• Connecticut Department of Labor

  • Laws and Legislation

• CT.Gov - Workforce Laws and Regulations

• 2019 Acts Affecting Business and Jobs

• Public Act 17-118 - An Act Concerning Pregnant Women in the Workplace

  • Summary

• Sec. 28-17. Employees not to be discharged for civil preparedness activity or eligibility for induction.

• Sec. 31-40t. Employee's right to act in case of hazardous conditions. Complaints to and investigations by Labor Commissioner. Hearings. Regulations.

• Sec. 31-51m. Protection of employee who discloses employer's illegal activities or unethical practices. Civil action.

• Sec. 31-51q. Liability of employer for discipline or discharge of employee on account of employee's exercise of certain constitutional rights.

• Sec. 31-290a. Discharge or discrimination prohibited. Right of action.

• Sec. 46a-60. (Formerly Sec. 31-126). Discriminatory employment practices prohibited.

• Sec. 46a-82. [CHRO] Complaint: Filing.

• Sec. 51-247a. Employer not to discharge employee for jury service. Penalty. Action for recovery of wages and reinstatement. Liability of employer for failure to compensate juror-employee.

• Sec. 54-85b. Employment protection for witnesses and victims of crime. Penalty. Action for damages and reinstatement.

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

• Recent Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Court Employment Law Opinions
  (From the Law Libraries' NewsLog)

• The Complaint Process

• Contact a Regional Office

• Whistleblower Retaliation Law (Gen. Statutes 4-61dd)

• Whistleblower Retaliation Regulations (Regulations sections 4-61dd-1 to 4-61dd-30, inclusive) 

• How to File a Discrimination Complaint

• Contested Case Processes and Procedures

• Search Human Rights Referee Decisions, Rulings and Index (Discrimination Cases)

• Search Human Rights Referee Decisions, Rulings and Index (Whistleblower Retaliation Cases)

Guidance:

• Legal Enforcement Guidance: Pregnancy, Childbirth, or Related Conditions at Work - Questions and Answers for Employers

Posters:

• Discrimination is Illegal  

• Discrimination is Illegal (Spanish)

• Sexual Harassment Flyer  

• Sexual Harassment Poster (Spanish)

• EEO is the Law Poster

• EEO is the Law Poster (Spanish)