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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*48Beyond proving that the employee’s expression is a matter of public concern that should be protected pursuant to § 31-51q, the employee must demonstrate that the employer disciplined or discharged him because of the relevant expression. Causation is an issue of fact for the jury, provided it is pleaded in the complaint. In the present case, the complaint alleges that the defendant suspended and then discharged the plaintiff “on account of the plaintiffs aforedescribed behavior and expression of opinion . . . .” Thus, according to the complaint, construed in the plaintiffs favor, the defendant disciplined and discharged the plaintiff because of his refusal to display the flag and the expression of his opinion about the propriety of requiring employees to do so.

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