Connecticut § 31-51y Drug testing: Medical screenings, regulation of employees and testing of gaming participants permitted.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 31-51y — Drug testing: Medical screenings, regulation of employees and testing of gaming participants permitted.

Connecticut·Title 31 Labor·Ch. 557 Employment Regulation

(a)Nothing in sections 31-51t to 31-51aa, inclusive, shall prevent an employer from conducting medical screenings, with the express written consent of the employees, to monitor exposure to toxic or other unhealthy substances in the workplace or in the performance of their job responsibilities. Any such screenings or tests shall be limited to the specific substances expressly identified in the employee consent form.

(b)Nothing in sections 31-51t to 31-51aa , inclusive, shall restrict an employer's ability to prohibit the use of intoxicating substances during work hours or restrict an employer's ability to discipline an employee for being under the influence of intoxicating substances during work hours.

(c)Nothing in sections 31-51t to 31-51aa , inclusive, shall restrict or prevent a urin

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(a) Nothing in sections 31-51t to 31-51aa, inclusive, shall prevent an employer from conducting medical screenings, with the express written consent of the employees, to monitor exposure to toxic or other unhealthy substances in the workplace or in the performance of their job responsibilities. Any such screenings or tests shall be limited to the specific substances expressly identified in the employee consent form. (b) Nothing in sections 31-51t to 31-51aa , inclusive, shall restrict an employer's ability to prohibit the use of intoxicating substances during work hours or restrict an employer's ability to discipline an employee for being under the influence of intoxicating substances during work hours. (c) Nothing in sections 31-51t to 31-51aa , inclusive, shall restrict or prevent a urinalysis drug test program conducted under the supervision of the Department of Consumer Protection relative to jai alai players, jai alai court judges, jockeys, harness drivers or stewards participating in activities upon which pari-mutuel wagering is authorized under chapter 226.

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Legislative History

(P.A. 87-551, S. 8–10; P.A. 11-51, S. 204.) History: P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (c) by substituting “Department of Consumer Protection” for “Division of Special Revenue within the Department of Revenue Services”, effective July 1, 2011.