Sec. 31-128j. Labor Commissioner's subpoena powers.
Sec. 31-128j. Labor Commissioner's subpoena powers. In connection with any
investigation by the Labor Department regarding any provision of this chapter, the Labor
Commissioner or the Labor Commissioner's duly authorized agent may summon by
subpoena an employer against whom a complaint under this chapter has been filed, an
employee who has filed a complaint that is the subject of such investigation, any other
person having custody or control of such employee's medical records or personnel file
or any person whose testimony may be pertinent to the matter under investigation, together with any records or other documents of the complaining employee relevant to
such investigation. Any such records or documents obtained by the Labor Department
pursuant to such subpoena shall be confidential and shall not be subject to disclosure
under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200. In case of contumacy
or refusal to obey a subpoena issued pursuant to this section, the Superior Court, upon
application of the Labor Commissioner, shall have jurisdiction to make such order as
may be appropriate to aid in the enforcement of this section.
(P.A. 04-178, S. 1.)