Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-367 (2026)

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As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “Commissioner” means the Labor Commissioner or his designated agent;

(b) “Commission” means the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission established under this chapter;

(c) “Person” means one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, limited liability companies, business trusts, legal representatives or any organized group of persons;

(d) “Employer” means the state and any political subdivision thereof;

(e) “Employee” means any person engaged in service to an employer in a business of his employer;

(f) “Occupational safety and health standard” means a standard which requires conditions, or the adoption or use of one or more practices, means, methods, operations, or processes, reasonably necessary or appropriate to provide safe or healthful employment in places of employment;

(g) “Trade secret” means any confidential formula, pattern, device or compilation of information, known only to the employer and those employees in whom it is necessary to confide it, which is used in the employer's business and gives him an opportunity to obtain an advantage over competitors who do not know or use it.

(P.A. 73-379, S. 1, 21; P.A. 74-137, S. 1, 21; P.A. 77-610, S. 1, 3; P.A. 80-46, S. 1; P.A. 81-472, S. 99, 159; P.A. 95-79, S. 118, 189.)

History: P.A. 74-137 added Subdiv. (i) defining “owner”; P.A. 77-610 redefined “employer” to exclude persons engaged in business who have employees where such persons were previously specifically included and redefined “owner” to add “rented or leased to the state or any political subdivision thereof”; P.A. 80-46 deleted definition of “owner”; P.A. 81-472 removed the definition of “advisory committee”; P.A. 95-79 redefined “person” to include limited liability companies, effective May 31, 1995.

Subdiv. (d):

Cited. 184 C. 173. “Political subdivision” does not include a volunteer fire company, and functional equivalent test of Freedom of Information Act is inapplicable to this definition. 301 C. 739.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: Mayfield v. Goshen Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., 22 A.3d 1251 (Conn. 2011).

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Mayfield v. Goshen Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., 22 A.3d 1251 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 29× “(fire company), to investigate whether the fire company was in compliance with the requirements of Connecticut’s Occupational Safety and Health Act (act), 1 General Statutes § 31-367 et seq. 2 The commissioner contends that the trial court improperly concluded that the fire…”

Brown v. Soh, 909 A.2d 43 (Conn. 2006). · cites it 2× “See generally Occupational Safety and Health Act, General Statutes § 31-367 et seq.; Workers’ Compensation Act, General Statutes § 31-275 et seq.”

Ray v. Schneider, 548 A.2d 461 (Conn. App. Ct. 1988). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 31-367 et seq. Stanton sought and was granted summary judgment on the ground that as a matter of law she was immune from suit under General Statutes § 31-284 of the Workers’ Compensation Act; General Statutes § 31-275 et seq.”

Wendland v. Ridgefield Constr. Servs., Inc., 439 A.2d 954 (Conn. 1981). · cites it 2× “Subsequently, the state OSHA was limited so that it applied only to state and local governments.”

Greene v. Metals Selling Corp., 484 A.2d 478 (Conn. App. Ct. 1984). · cites it 2× “The language in General Statutes § 31-369 (b), “[n]othing 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…”

Hatcher v. Bullard Co., 477 A.2d 1035 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1984). · cites it 2× “, and regulations enacted pursuant thereto, and General Statutes § 31-367 et seq. (both hereinafter referred to as OSHA).”

Locke (D. Conn. 2025). · cites it 2× “18, 2025) (stating that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) “exercises authority over private sector employers in [Connecticut] and federal OSHA standards apply to these workers”); Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-367 (d). Under its contract and these regulations,…”

Byrne v. Avery Ctr. for Obstetrics & Gynecology, P.C. (Conn. 2014). · cites it 2× “, and its state counterpart, General Statutes § 31-367 et seq. The plaintiff further argues that, under HIPAA and its implementing regulation; see 42 U.”

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