CT HB05204

Increases civil penalties for violations of employment and workers' compensation statutes to $300 per violation, with enhanced penalties of $600 for wage and hour violations and $1,000 per day for violations of stop work orders issued by the Labor Commissioner.

Makes violations of workers' compensation misclassification provisions separate offenses for each day of violation, allowing for cumulative daily penalties.

Expands the definition of fraud to include employers who misrepresent employees as independent contractors or provide false information about employee numbers to avoid workers' compensation assessments, including Second Injury Fund assessments.

Designates misclassification fraud as a Class D felony, subjecting violators to both criminal penalties and stop work orders issued by the Labor Commissioner.

Directs recovered civil penalties to a nonlapsing appropriation for the Labor Department to enforce employment law provisions and implement employee misclassification enforcement recommendations.