Bill Text: CT HB06876 | 2015 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

Connecticut House Bill 6876 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Public Institutions Of Higher Education And Collective Bargaining Agreements.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-01 - File Number 380 [HB06876 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB06876-Comm_Sub.html


General Assembly		*Raised Bill No. 6876*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 3831
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Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
(LAB)

AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) (a) For purposes of this section, "labor organization" means any organization which exists and is constituted for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining, or of dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms or conditions of employment, or other mutual aid or protection, and "public institution of higher education" means the constituent units of the state system of higher education identified in subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of section 10a-1 of the general statutes.

(b) No collective bargaining agreement entered into on and after the effective date of this section between a public institution of higher education and a labor organization shall contain any provision (1) prohibiting an employee covered under such collective bargaining agreement from filing a civil or administrative action alleging discrimination or retaliation for the exercise of any right afforded to such employee pursuant to any state or federal law, or (2) limiting an employee's right to arbitrate a grievance under a collective bargaining agreement if such employee has commenced a civil or administrative proceeding concerning such grievance.

(c) Any employee aggrieved by a violation of subsection (b) of this section may file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner alleging violation of the provisions of said subsection. Upon receipt of any such complaint, the commissioner may hold a hearing. After the hearing, the commissioner shall send each party a written copy of the commissioner's decision. The commissioner may award the employee all appropriate relief, including rehiring or reinstatement to the employee's previous job, payment of back wages and reestablishment of employee benefits to which the employee otherwise would have been eligible if a violation of said subsection had not occurred. Any party aggrieved by the decision of the commissioner may appeal the decision to the Superior Court in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes.