Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-100

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 46a-100 - Discriminatory practice: Cause of action upon release from commission

Any person who has filed a complaint with the commission in accordance with section 46a-82 and who has obtained a release of jurisdiction in accordance with section 46a-83a or 46a-101, may bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district in which the discriminatory practice is alleged to have occurred, the judicial district in which the respondent transacts business or the judicial district in which the complainant resides, except any action involving a state agency or official may be brought in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-100

(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 91-331, S. 1; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4 -6; P.A. 98-245, S. 6, 14; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 84.)

Amended by P.A. 15-0005, S. 84 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2015 Special Session, eff. 10/1/2015.

Section represents an unambiguous waiver of sovereign immunity, authorizing actions against the state for alleged discriminatory employment practices in violation of Sec. 46a-60. 291 Conn. 384. Cited. 44 Conn.App. 446. The provisions of section do not constitute a waiver of the state's immunity. 104 Conn.App. 547; judgment reversed, see 291 Conn. 384. Waiver of sovereign immunity under section does not extend to claims based on corresponding federal statute relating to age discrimination, namely the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. 153 CA 146.