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Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 568, Secs. 31-275 to 31-355b: Workers' Compensation Act

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Edition: Connecticut General Statutes, current chapter page as served by cga.ct.gov on 2026-09-29
Last checked: 2026-09-29
Status: Connecticut General Statutes, public domain

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Publisher. Connecticut General Assembly, Office of Legislative Research / Legislative Commissioners Office (cga.ct.gov)

Edition. Connecticut General Statutes, current chapter page as served by cga.ct.gov on 2026-09-29 (revised to January 1, 2026; the site directs readers to the 2026 Supplement for 2025 session changes)

Status. Connecticut General Statutes, public domain (state government edict).

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Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act (Secs. 31-275 to 31-355b) is a state statute published by Connecticut General Assembly, Office of Legislative Research / Legislative Commissioners Office (cga.ct.gov). It is one of the Connecticut documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including connecticut property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-284(b) (Basic rights and liabilities)
“If the employer fails to comply with the requirements of this subsection, an employee may bring an action against such employer for damages on account of personal injury sustained by such employee arising out of and in the course of his employment or on account of death resulting from personal...”
Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-343 (Certain defenses not available against employee or dependent)
“As between any such injured employee or his dependent and the insurer, every such contract of insurance shall be conclusively presumed to cover the entire liability of the insured, and no question as to breach of warranty, coverage or misrepresentation by the insured shall be raised by the insurer...”
Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-295(a) (Waiting period. When compensation begins)
“No compensation shall be payable for total or partial incapacity under the provisions of this chapter on account of any injury which does not incapacitate the injured employee for a period of more than three days from earning full wages at his customary employment. If the incapacity continues for a...”
Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-294c(a) (Notice of claim for compensation)
“No proceedings for compensation under the provisions of this chapter shall be maintained unless a written notice of claim for compensation is given within one year from the date of the accident or within three years from the first manifestation of a symptom of the occupational disease, as the case...”
Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-294c(b) (Notice of claim for compensation. Notice contesting liability)
“Whenever liability to pay compensation is contested by the employer, he shall file with the administrative law judge, on or before the twenty-eighth day after he has received a written notice of claim, a notice in accord with a form prescribed by the chairperson of the Workers' Compensation...”
Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-307 (Compensation for total incapacity)(a)
“If any injury for which compensation is provided under the provisions of this chapter results in total incapacity to work, the injured employee shall be paid a weekly compensation equal to seventy-five per cent of the injured employee's average weekly earnings as of the date of the injury,...”
Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-275(9)(B)(iii) (Definitions)
“A member of the employer's family dwelling in his house; but, if, in any contract of insurance, the wages or salary of a member of the employer's family dwelling in his house is included in the payroll on which the premium is based, then that person shall, if he sustains an injury arising out of...”
Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-306(a)(1) (Death resulting from accident or occupational disease. Dependents. Compensation)
“If there is no one wholly or partially dependent upon the deceased employee, the burial expenses shall be paid to the person who assumes the responsibility of paying the funeral expenses.”
Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-349 (Compensation for second disability)
“The fact that an employee has suffered a previous disability, shall not preclude him from compensation for a second injury, nor preclude compensation for death resulting from the second injury. If an employee having a previous disability incurs a second disability from a second injury resulting in...”

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Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act (Secs. 31-275 to 31-355b) is a state statute published by Connecticut General Assembly, Office of Legislative Research / Legislative Commissioners Office (cga.ct.gov). Edition: Connecticut General Statutes, current chapter page as served by cga.ct.gov on 2026-09-29 (revised to January 1, 2026; the site directs readers to the 2026 Supplement for 2025 session changes).

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