Can you sue a municipality in Connecticut?
Connecticut statutory and common law provides municipal officials with significant protection from civil liability. Thus, under certain circumstances municipal officials can be sued individually.
Do municipalities have immunity?
Local governments, municipalities (cities), counties, towns, and other political subdivisions of the state, however, are immune from tort suits by virtue of governmental immunity. This is because the state grants them immunity, usually in the state’s Constitution.
Do Connecticut teachers have qualified immunity?
Nowadays, though, Connecticut public employees have no need for immunity, because a handful of state statutes require their employers to provide them with legal defense and to pay any judgment or settlement that results from a lawsuit against them.
When does a municipality need to indemnify an employee?
The statutes require municipalities to indemnify or reimburse their employees for financial loss arising out of legal proceedings in certain circumstances when the employee acted in the discharge of his or her duties.
What kind of liability does a municipal employee have?
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES’LIABILITY Municipal employees and officers are allowed wide latitude in performing their governmental duties—those involving supervisory or discretionary functions that are executed for the public’s benefit, not for a specific person to whom a special duty is owed.
When does immunity extend to state and municipal employees?
You asked about the law on civil immunity for state and municipal employees and entities, including when immunity cannot be invoked. You also asked if immunity would extend to a teacher or municipality if a teacher engaged in sexual misconduct. Our office is not authorized to give legal opinions and this report should not be considered one. SUMMARY
Can a municipality be held liable for a criminal act?
As noted above, municipalities are not liable for acts or omissions by employees that constitute criminal conduct ( CGS § 52-557n (a) (2 )). However, a review of the case law suggests that municipalities may face liability under various legal theories if a teacher engages in sexual misconduct (see next section).
When do you get paid leave in CT?
Like the FFCRA, however, Connecticut’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) provides paid leave benefits to employees who cannot work due to their own serious health condition or the serious health condition of a family member. The PFMLA does not apply to situations when an employee cannot work due to school or daycare closures.
The statutes require municipalities to indemnify or reimburse their employees for financial loss arising out of legal proceedings in certain circumstances when the employee acted in the discharge of his or her duties.
You asked about the law on civil immunity for state and municipal employees and entities, including when immunity cannot be invoked. You also asked if immunity would extend to a teacher or municipality if a teacher engaged in sexual misconduct. Our office is not authorized to give legal opinions and this report should not be considered one. SUMMARY
What does Chapter 563a-personnel files-Connecticut?
Sec. 31-128c. Employee access to medical records. Employer’s duties re maintaining medical records. Sec. 31-128d. Employer’s right to retain files on premises. Sec. 31-128e. Removal or correction of information. Employee’s explanatory statement. Sec. 31-128f. Employee’s consent required for disclosure. Sec. 31-128g.