Sec. 31-51jj. Notice to employees of incoming emergency telephone calls.
Sec. 31-51jj. Notice to employees of incoming emergency telephone calls. (a)
For purposes of this section:
(1) "Emergency" means a situation in which a member of the employee's family
or a person designated by the employee in accordance with section 1-56r has died, has
experienced a serious physical injury or is ill and in need of medical attention; and
(2) "Member of the employee's family" means a mother, father, husband, wife, son,
daughter, sister or brother of the employee.
(b) An employer shall notify an employee of an incoming emergency telephone
call for the employee if the caller states that the emergency involves a member of the
employee's family or a person designated by the employee in accordance with section
1-56r. It shall not be a violation of this section if the employer proves, by a preponderance
of the evidence, that he or she made reasonable efforts to notify the employee of the
emergency telephone call.
(c) The failure of an employer to comply with any provision of this section shall
be an infraction.
(P.A. 93-347; P.A. 02-105, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 02-105 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to redefine "emergency" and amended Subsec. (b) to require employer
to notify employee of incoming emergency call from a person designated by the employee in accordance with Sec. 1-56r.