Victims of Violence Leave - Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-85b and Homicide Victim Leave – Conn. Gen. Stat. § § 54-85c and 54-85d

Covered Employers: All employers

Employee Eligibility: All employees

Entitlement: Employers may not discharge, penalize, threaten or coerce an employee who:

Obeys a subpoena to be a witness in a criminal proceeding
Attends a court proceeding as a victim of a crime, or as the parent, spouse, child, or sibling of the victim of a crime, or participates in a police investigation as a victim of a crime
Has a restraining order or protective order issued on their behalf

Employer Notice: Not specified

Employee Notice: Not specified

Obligation to Provide Certifications or Documents Supporting Need for Leave: Not specified

Paid: Not specified

Benefits: Not specified

Reinstatement: Not specified

Other Important Definitions/Requirements: No

Relationship with Other Leave: Not specified

Absence Specifications

Concurrency	Only concurrent with Federal FMLA if there is an injury or illness that is an FMLA qualified event
Intake Trigger	Personal Protected Leave
Employer eligibility requirements	All employers
Employee Eligibility requirements	0 length of service 0 hours worked
Length of time provided	Open
States	Connecticut
Calendar Type	CV added same as FMLA (Note, this leave period is open and therefor the calendar type is irrelevant as regaining and exhausting is not necessary)