Connecticut
Pesticide Reporting Requirements
Region
Connecticut
Required to Report
No
State Office
Poison Control
Workers' Compensation
Coverage for Farmworkers
Required
Limitations
farmworkers are not separately mentioned.
Statute
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-275(9)(A), (B) (2009) (section defining "employee" does not exclude farm laborers).
Coverage for Undocumented Workers
Yes
Case Law
Dowling v. Slotnik 712 A.2d 396 (1998) (holding that Immigration Reform and Control Act does not preempt authority of states to award workers' compensation benefits to undocumented aliens).
Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers
Undocumented workers are eligible for compensation for medical expenses incurred as a result of the work-related injury, as well as temporary total disability benefits. Dowling v. Slotnik, 712 A.2d 396, 399-400, 415 (1998).
State Workers’ Compensation Website
Online forms