Sec. 31-71e. Withholding of part of wages.
Sec. 31-71e. Withholding of part of wages. No employer may withhold or divert
any portion of an employee's wages unless (1) the employer is required or empowered
to do so by state or federal law, or (2) the employer has written authorization from the
employee for deductions on a form approved by the commissioner, or (3) the deductions
are authorized by the employee, in writing, for medical, surgical or hospital care or
service, without financial benefit to the employer and recorded in the employer's wage
record book, or (4) the deductions are for contributions attributable to automatic enrollment, as defined in section 31-71j, in a retirement plan described in Section 401(k),
403(b), 408, 408A or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent
corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended,
established by the employer.
(1967, P.A. 714, S. 5; P.A. 08-118, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 08-118 added Subdiv. (4) to permit employer to withhold employee's wages for contributions to automatic
enrollment retirement plan.
Cited. 212 C. 294. Formula for calculating salesperson's commissions did not violate prohibition against employer
deducting money from employees' wages. 260 C. 152.
Plaintiff, an at-will employee, failed to provide any law or legal analysis to support claim that trial court improperly
concluded that, in implementing furlough program affecting all salaried and hourly employees, employer did not violate
statute prohibiting withholding of any portion of an employee's salary. 52 CA 724.
Cited. 40 CS 246.