Connecticut Statutes
§ 31-49 — Care required of a master for his servant's safety.
It shall be the duty of the master to exercise reasonable care to provide for his servant a reasonably safe place in which to work, reasonably safe appliances and instrumentalities for his work and fit and competent persons as his colaborers and to exercise reasonable care in the appointment or designation of a vice-principal and to appoint as such vice-principal a fit and competent person. The default of a vice-principal in the performance of any duty imposed by law on the master shall be the default of the master.
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Legislative History
(1949 Rev., S. 7367.) Cited. 80 C. 205; 143 C. 197. No basis for action under statute where case is clearly within scope of Workers' Compensation Act. 196 C. 529. Cited. 243 C. 66. Employer's refusal to accommodate employee's work-at-home request did not create an unlawful working condition under section. 249 C. 766.
Nearby Sections
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§ 31-101
Definitions.§ 31-102
State Board of Labor Relations.§ 31-103
Appointment and removal of agent. Testimonial privilege. Appointment and removal of legal counsel.§ 31-104
Rights of employees.§ 31-105
Unfair labor practices.§ 31-106
Election of representatives.§ 31-107a
Application for transcript. Costs.§ 31-109
Enforcement of orders. Appeals.§ 31-11
Hindering inspector.