§ 20-670 Definitions
§ 20-671 Registration of homemaker-companion agencies required
§ 20-672 Application for registration. Fees. Failure to register
§ 20-673 Certificate of registration; issuance or denial; suspension; revocation
§ 20-674 Hearing on denial of certificate. Subsequent application
§ 20-675 Disciplinary actions against homemaker-companion agency. Grounds. Notice and hearing
§ 20-676 Inspection of records and investigations. Powers of commissioner. Injunctions
§ 20-677 Display and advertisement of certificate of registration. Prohibitions. Penalties. Expiration. Renewal
§ 20-678 Prospective employees required to submit to comprehensive background check. Restrictions on offers of employment or contracts. Written statements re prior criminal convictions or disciplinary action. Federal form required. Maintenance and inspection of re
§ 20-679 Written contracts or service plans. Requirements. Recovery of payment for work performed
§ 20-679a Written notice requirements for registries
§ 20-679b Client cancellation of contract or service plan
§ 20-680 Regulations. Report
§ 20-681 Covenants not to compete, homemaker, companion, home health services. Prohibition established
§ 20-682 Agent, corporate officer or employee of homemaker-companion agency acting as agent under power of attorney for person receiving companion or homemaker services prohibited. Exemptions
§ 20-683 Prohibition on “no hire” clauses, penalties in contracts

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 400o - Homemaker-Companion Agencies

  • another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. Source: OCC
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.