Conn. Agencies Regs. § 16-8a-3 - Posting of regulation by employer; confidentiality; procedure for filing a complaint
(a) No later than
thirty days after the effective date of this section, each employer shall post
a copy of this section in a conspicuous location in the workplace where any
employee can easily read it. The posted copy shall contain the following
heading, in type not less than twenty point boldface:
NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES
Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
(b) The Authority will not treat
as a complaint any information provided to the Authority on an anonymous basis;
but the Authority shall not disclose the identity of any complainant without
the consent of the complainant, unless the Authority determines that such
disclosure is unavoidable during the course of the investigation of a
complaint. The contents of any complaint, and Authority records related to any
complaint, shall be exempt from disclosure under the Connecticut Freedom of
Information Act, as provided in Chapter 14 of the Connecticut General
Statutes.
(c) Any complaint may be
transmitted to the Authority by facsimile machine or other form of electronic
media, or in writing. The Authority may request written verification of any
complaint not transmitted in writing. Each written complaint shall be
typewritten or printed clearly. The envelope containing the complaint shall be
clearly marked on the front side with the inscription "CONFIDENTIAL," and the
first page of the complaint shall be clearly marked with the inscription
"CONFIDENTIAL" at the top. An original of any document submitted in support of
a complaint shall be filed, except that a good quality photographic
reproduction may be submitted if an original copy is not available. In
addition, each complaint shall conform to any other filing requirement that may
be established from time to time by the Executive Secretary of the
Authority.
(d) Prior to filing a
formal written complaint a prospective complainant may contact the Authority by
telephone by calling the Authority toll free at 1-800-382-4586, or by calling
the Authority at 860-827-2622. Each written complaint filed pursuant to
Connecticut General Statutes section
16-8a(b)
shall be addressed to the Executive Secretary of the Authority, 10 Franklin
Square, New Britain, CT 06051. The Authority shall discuss and review the
complaint and advise the complainant as to the complaint filing
process.
(e) A complaint may be
delivered to the Authority by United States mail, private delivery service, or
in person at the office of the executive secretary. Each written complaint
filed pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes section
16-8a(b)
shall contain a clear and concise statement of the matter complained of, and of
the relief requested, including the material facts relied on by the
complainant. Any relevant and material exhibits, illustrations, written
testimony, or any other evidence may be annexed to a complaint. Each complaint
shall include: the name, address and phone number of the employer and any
parties against whom the complaint is made; facts and incidents occurring no
more than two years prior to the date of filing presented in a concise
chronological manner; names of witnesses to alleged incidents; and the name and
address of the agent for service of process.
(f) Each complainant shall provide the
complainant's mailing address or street address if the mailing address is a
Post Office box and a telephone number at which the Authority may contact the
complainant. The complainant shall sign each written complaint filed pursuant
to Connecticut General Statutes section
16-8a(b).
(g) Not more than ninety business days after
the receipt of a written complaint filed pursuant to Connecticut General
Statutes section
16-8a(b),
in the form prescribed by the Authority, the Authority shall make a preliminary
finding. If the Authority finds that:
(1) the
employee reported substantial misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance in the
management of the company, holding company or licensee;
(2) the employee was subsequently discharged,
suspended, demoted or otherwise penalized by having his status of employment
changed by his employer; and
(3)
the employee's report was not knowingly false, the Authority shall issue an
order requiring the employer to immediately return the employee to the
employee's previous position of employment or an equivalent position. The
Authority may also order back pay or award attorneys' fees.
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