(a) No employee assistance professional, employee or state employee shall be required to disclose any information or records concerning or confirming the employee’s voluntary participation in an employee assistance program sponsored or authorized by an employer or the state or any of its agencies.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 31-128i

  • Employee: means any individual currently employed or formerly employed by an employer and includes individuals in managerial positions. See Connecticut General Statutes 31-128a
  • Employee assistance program: means a program sponsored or authorized by an employer, intended to assist employees in identifying and resolving personal concerns including, but not limited to, health, marital, family, financial, alcohol, drug, gambling, legal, emotional, stress or other personal issues that may affect job performance. See Connecticut General Statutes 31-128a
  • Employer: means an individual, corporation, partnership or unincorporated association. See Connecticut General Statutes 31-128a

(b) Except as permitted under § 31-128f, no employee assistance program, by itself or its agents or representatives, shall disclose any information or records concerning or confirming an employee’s or a state employee’s voluntary participation in such program without the prior written consent of the employee or state employee, except where disclosure is necessary to prevent harm to the employee or others.

(c) For purposes of this section, “state employee” means any employee in the executive, legislative or judicial branch of state government, whether in the classified or unclassified service and whether full or part-time and any employee of a quasi-public agency.