Section 31-51q

Citation: Section 31-51q
Parent Document: Cotto v. United Technologies Corp., 251 Conn. 1 (1999)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 1999-10-12
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7898264/cotto-v-united-technologies-corp/ ↗

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In addition, this court has recognized the existence of a common-law “public policy exception to the employment at-will rule in an effort to balance the competing interests of employer and employee.” Antinerella v. Rioux, 229 Conn. 479, 492, 642 A.2d 699 (1994) (application of doctrine appropriate where defendant is accused of discharging plaintiff in order to be able to violate statute), citing Sheets v. Teddy’s Frosted Foods, Inc., supra, 179 Conn. 471 (creating tort of wrongful discharge where defendant allegedly discharged plaintiff because he insisted that defendant comply with *16Connecticut Uniform Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act). Like the statutes to which the Appellate Court referred, this common-law right of action also imposes policy limitations on a private employer’s authority in the workplace.

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