General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6792
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3374
*03374_______LAB*
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
(LAB)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 6792
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 3374
*03374_______LAB*
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
(LAB)
AN ACT CONCERNING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND AMBULANCE COMPANIES AND THE DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER UNDER THE CONNECTICUT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 31-367 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
(d) "Employer" means the state and any political subdivision thereof, and, except as provided in section 31-369, as amended by this act, any volunteer fire department and any volunteer ambulance company;
Sec. 2. Section 31-369 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):
(a) This chapter applies to all employers, employees and places of employment in the state except the following: (1) Employees of the United States government; [and] (2) working conditions of employees over which federal agencies other than the United States Department of Labor exercise statutory authority to prescribe or enforce standards or regulations affecting occupational safety and health; and (3) any volunteer fire department or volunteer ambulance company that can demonstrate such department or company is regulated by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 15 USC 651 et seq.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect any workers' compensation law or to enlarge, diminish or affect in any manner common law or statutory rights, duties or liabilities of employers or employees, under any law with respect to injuries, diseases or death of employees arising out of and in the course of employment.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2015 31-367(d)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2015 31-369
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2015
31-367(d)
Sec. 2
October 1, 2015
31-369
Statement of Purpose:
To add volunteer fire departments and ambulance companies to the definition of "employer" under the state Occupational Safety and Health Act.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]