Conn. Agencies Regs. § 31-371-11 - Complaints by employees
(a) Any employee or
representative of employees who believes that there is a violation of an
occupational safety or health standard or that there is an imminent danger of
physical harm may request an inspection by giving notice to the Commissioner or
his authorized representative of such violation or danger. Any such notice
shall be reduced to writing and shall set forth with reasonable particularity
the grounds for the notice, and shall be signed by the employees or the
representative of employees. A copy of such notice shall be provided the
employer or his agent no later than the time of the inspection , provided, upon
request of the person giving such notice, his name and the names of individual
employees referred to therein shall not appear in such copy or on any record
published, released or made available by the Labor Department.
(b) If upon receipt of such notification the
Commissioner determines there are reasonable grounds to believe that such
violation or danger exists, he shall make an inspection in accordance with the
provisions of this section as soon as practicable to determine if such
violation or danger exists. Such inspection may be limited to the alleged
violation or danger.
(c) Prior to
or during any inspection of a workplace, any employees or representative of
employees employed in such workplace may notify the Commissioner or any
representative of the Commissioner responsible for conducting the inspection ,
in writing, of any violation of the Act which they have reason to believe
exists in such workplace. Any such notice shall comply with the requirements of
subsection (a) of this section.
(d)
Subsection (a) of section
31-379
of the Connecticut General Statutes provides: "No person shall discharge,
discipline, penalize or in any manner discriminate against any employee (1)
because such employee has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be
instituted any proceeding under or related to this chapter, (2) because such
employee has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding, or (3)
because of the exercise by such employee on behalf of such employee or others
of any right afforded by this chapter."
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