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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 214
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.
REP. DAUPHINAIS, 44th Dist.
REP. MASTROFRANCESCO, 80th Dist.
AN ACT CREATING A STATE CAUSE OF ACTION FOR INJURIES
RECEIVED OR ILLNESS CAUSED BY VACCINATIONS OR
MEDICINAL TREATMENT REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF
EMPLOYMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 925 of the general statutes be amended to permit a 1
person to bring a cause of action in the Superior Court against an 2
employer for: (1) Actual damages for injuries or illness caused by a 3
vaccination or medicinal treatment program if the employer required 4
the employee to receive such vaccination or medicinal treatment 5
program as a condition of employment; and (2) punitive damages, if the 6
employer knowingly requires the vaccination or medicinal treatment 7
without confirming its safety based on publicly available medical 8
testing and documentation. 9
Statement of Purpose:
To create a cause of action allowing an employee to recover actual and
punitive damages for injuries or illness caused by a vaccination or Proposed Bill No. 214
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medicinal treatment program if the employer required the employee to
receive the vaccine or medicinal treatment as a condition of
employment.