Connecticut
Connecticut employers with 25 or more employees must provide an unpaid leave to employees who are a candidate, member-elect, or member of the General Assembly and should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Connecticut employers with 26 or more employees are required to grant an unpaid personal leave of absence to employees who accept a full-time elective municipal or state office position and should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Connecticut employers seeking to inform employees of the rules surrounding the review of employee personnel files should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Connecticut employers seeking to inform employees and their supervisors about legally required meal breaks and to demonstrate compliance with the law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Connecticut employers seeking to explain how the handbook and supplement should be read together and that neither the handbook nor the supplement alter an employee's at-will status should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Connecticut law regarding employer liability for negligent hiring and negligent retention. It discusses how to minimize the risk of negligent hiring and retention claims through various forms of screening and covers legal limitations on these screening methods.