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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 28-17 (2026)

Employees not to be discharged for civil preparedness activity or eligibility for induction

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No employee shall be discharged because he is a member of any organization engaged in civil preparedness or because he is eligible for induction into the armed forces of the United States.

(June, 1951, S. 1922d; P.A. 73-544, S. 16.)

History: P.A. 73-544 substituted “civil preparedness” for “civil defense”.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1998–1999 · leading case: Cotto v. United Tech. Corp., 738 A.2d 623 (Conn. 1999).
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Cotto v. United Tech. Corp., 738 A.2d 623 (Conn. 1999). · cites it 4× “a wage execution; General Statutes § 53-303e (b), which prohibits a private employer from retaliatory measures against an employee for not working on Saturdays because of religious observance; General Statutes § 27-33, which prohibits retaliatory action by a private employer…”
Cotto v. United Tech. Corp., 711 A.2d 1180 (Conn. App. Ct. 1998). · cites it 2× “neral Statutes § 53-303e (b), which prohibits a private employer from taking retaliatory measures against an employee for not working on his or her Sabbath because of religious observance; General Statutes § 27-33, which prohibits retaliatory action by a private employer against…”
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