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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-76k (2026)

Payment of fringe benefits upon termination of employment

✓ current as of May 2026
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If an employer policy or collective bargaining agreement provides for the payment of accrued fringe benefits upon termination, including but not limited to paid vacations, holidays, sick days and earned leave, and an employee is terminated without having received such accrued fringe benefits, such employee shall be compensated for such accrued fringe benefits exclusive of normal pension benefits in the form of wages in accordance with such agreement or policy but in no case less than the earned average rate for the accrual period pursuant to sections 31-71a to 31-71i, inclusive.

(P.A. 78-340.)

Cited. 238 C. 809.

Cited. 27 CA 800.

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Sec. 31-76l. Regulations. Section 31-76l is repealed, effective June 6, 2024.

(P.A. 95-357, S. 2; P.A. 24-147, S. 8.)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 37 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1989–2025 · leading case: Fulco v. Norwich Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp., 609 A.2d 1034 (Conn. App. Ct. 1992).
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Fulco v. Norwich Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp., 609 A.2d 1034 (Conn. App. Ct. 1992). · cites it 14× “90-55, (3) determined that he had not alleged sufficient facts to invoke the “employer policy” clause of General Statutes § 31-76k, and (4) found that his claim based on the defendant’s alleged negligent infliction of emotional distress was barred by General Statutes § 31-284…”
Fennell v. City of Hartford, 681 A.2d 934 (Conn. 1996). · cites it 7× “C We next address the plaintiffs’ claim that they were deprived of their statutory rights to an increase in retirement benefits pursuant to General Statutes § 31-76k. 9 Pursuant to rule 10 (3) of the personnel rules and regulations, 10 which states the city’s policy for all…”
Saunders v. Firtel, 978 A.2d 487 (Conn. 2009). · cites it 4× “" Although the term "employee" is not defined in § 31-72, the statute specifically references § 31-71a, which also is contained in part II of chapter 558 and defines "employee" as "any person suffered or permitted to work by an employer.”
Ravetto v. Triton Thalassic Tech., Inc., 941 A.2d 309 (Conn. 2008). · cites it 4× “Section 31-72 provides in relevant part that "[w]hen any employer fails to pay an employee wages in accordance with the provisions of sections 31-71a to 31-71i, inclusive, or fails to compensate an employee in accordance with section 31-76k .”
Morales v. Pentec, Inc., 749 A.2d 47 (Conn. App. Ct. 2000). · cites it 8× “General Statutes § 31-76k provides: “If an employer policy or collective bargaining agreement provides for the payment of accrued fringe benefits upon termination, including but not limited to paid vacations, holidays, sick days and earned leave, and an employee is terminated…”
Schoonmaker v. Lawrence Brunoli, Inc., 828 A.2d 64 (Conn. 2003). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 31-72 provides: “When any employer fails to pay an employee wages in accordance with the provisions of sections 31-71a to 31-71Í, inclusive, or fails to compensate an employee in accordance with section 31-76k or where an employee or a labor organization…”
Harty v. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., 881 A.2d 139 (Conn. 2005). · cites it 2× “Specifically, the plaintiff relies on the first sentence of the statute, which provides in relevant part: “When any employer fails to pay an employee wages in accordance with the provisions of sections 31-71a to 31-7U, inclusive, or fails to compensate an employee in accordance…”
Geysen v. Securitas Sec. Servs. USA, Inc., 142 A.3d 227 (Conn. 2016). “2016) § 31-72 provides in relevant part: "When any employer fails to pay an employee wages in accordance with the provisions of sections 31-71a to 31-71i, inclusive, or fails to compensate an employee in accordance with section 31-76k or where an employee or a labor organization…”
Ass'n Resources, Inc. v. Wall, 2 A.3d 873 (Conn. 2010). “15 General Statutes § 31-72 provides: “When any employer fails to pay an employee wages in accordance with the provisions of sections 31-71a to *157 31-71Í, inclusive, or fails to compensate an employee in accordance with section 31-76k or where an employee or a labor…”
Weems v. Citigroup, Inc., 961 A.2d 349 (Conn. 2008). “es § 31-72 provides: “When any employer fails to pay an employee wages in accordance with the provisions of sections 31-7la to 31-7H, inclusive, or fails to compensate an employee in accordance with section 31-76k or where an employee or a labor organization representing an…”
Maloney v. PCRE, LLC, 793 A.2d 1118 (Conn. App. Ct. 2002). “General Statutes § 31-72 provides in relevant part: “When any employer fails to pay an employee wages in accordance with the provisions of sections 31-71ato 31-71Í, inclusive, or fails to compensate an employee in accordance with section 31-76k . . . such employee . . . may…”
Butler ex rel. Skidmore v. Hartford Technical Inst., Inc., 704 A.2d 222 (Conn. 1997). “When any employer fails to pay an employee wages in accordance with the provisions of sections 31-71a to *456 31-7H, inclusive, or fails to compensate an employee in accordance with section 31-76k or where an employee or a labor organization representing an employee institutes…”
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