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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 31-51q

Citation
Section 31-51q
Parent Document
Li Li v. Canberra Industries, 39 A.3d 789 (2012)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
2012-03-27

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dispute about working conditions into a constitutional question. The legislature made its intention in that respect clear by stating expressly, in § 31-51q, that the statute provides a cause of action only against discharge for expressions of opinion that do not substantially or materially interfere with the employee’s bona fide job performance or the working relationship between the employee and the employer .... The statute applies only to expressions regarding public concerns that are motivated by an employee’s desire to speak out as a citizen.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Cotto v. United Technologies Corp.,