Connecticut General Statutes 1-125a – Prohibition against certain payments to resigning or retiring employees pursuant to settlement or nondisparagement agreement. Whistle-blowing
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(a) On and after October 1, 2018, no quasi-public agency, as defined in § 1-120, shall make a payment in excess of fifty thousand dollars to an employee resigning or retiring from employment with such quasi-public agency for the purposes of avoiding costs associated with potential litigation or pursuant to a nondisparagement agreement.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 1-125a
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(b) No nondisparagement agreement or settlement agreement as described in subsection (a) of this section may prohibit an employee from making a complaint or providing information in accordance with § 4-61dd.