Conn. Agencies Regs. § 31-379-21
The commissioner recognizes the essential nature of employee participation in walkaround inspections under section 31-374 of the act. Employees constitute a vital source of information to representatives of the commissioner concerning the presence of workplace hazards. Employees should be able to freely exercise their statutory right to participate in walkarounds without fear of economic loss, such as the denial of pay for the time spent assisting OSHA compliance personnel during workplace inspections. Therefore, in order to insure the unimpeded flow of information to the commissioner's inspectors, as well as the unfettered statutory right of employees to participate in walkaround inspections, an employer's failure to pay employees for time during which they are engaged in walkaround inspections, is discriminatory under section 31-379. In addition, where employees participate in other inspection related activities, such as responding to questions of compliance officers, or participating in the opening and closing conferences, an employer's failure to pay employees for time engaged in these activities, is discriminatory under section 31-379.
Conn. Agencies Regs. § 31-379-21