Comm'n on Human Rights v. Ambulance

Full title: COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES v. ECHO HOSE AMBULANCE et al.

Court: Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Date published: Jun 17, 2015

116 A.3d 309 (Conn. 2015)

317 Conn. 911

Opinion

SC 19496

2015-06-17

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES v. ECHO HOSE AMBULANCE et al.

Russell J. Sweeting, Westport, in support of the petition.

Russell J. Sweeting, Westport, in support of the petition.

The petition by the defendant Sarah Puryear for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 156 Conn.App. 239, 113 A.3d 463 (2015), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Did the Appellate Court properly apply the federal ‘remuneration test’ rather than Connecticut's common-law ‘right of control’ test to determine an ‘employee’ under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act, General Statutes § 46a–51 et seq.?”