Section 4-61dd

Citation: Section 4-61dd
Parent Document: Dept. of Public Health v. Estrada, 349 Conn. 223 (2024)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 2024-06-11
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10131752/dept-of-public-health-v-estrada/ ↗

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underlying mistake and to prevent its recurrence by
                                   explaining
          to Estrada ‘‘the critical importance of ensuring [that
          future] documents that are submitted for the [depart-
          ment] [c]ommissioner’s signature . . . [are] accurate.’’
          It was only after Estrada made the same mistake again
          one week later that the department reprimanded her.
          The only evidence to the contrary that the referee identi-
          fied at the prima facie step of the analysis was the
          fact that the department told Estrada she ‘‘was [being]
          punished for the Wang incident.’’ But this alone does
          not establish retaliatory motive. It was Estrada’s failure
          to confirm Wang’s credentials and the potentially improper
          approval of Wang that, in combination with additional
          instances of deficient work performance, led to the
          adverse personnel actions. The referee’s statement that
          the department’s reprimands indicated that their cause
          was Estrada’s ‘‘protect[ed] disclosure regarding [Wang’s]
          credentials’’ is incorrect. Neither of the reprimands indi-
          cate that Estrada was being disciplined for the disclo-
          sure rather than for Estrada’s underlying conduct.

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