COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS v. ECHO HOSE

No. 19496.

140 A.3d 190 (2016)

322 Conn. 154

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

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided July 26, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher T. Parkin , with whom, on the brief, were Russell J. Sweeting and Thomas W. Moyher , Westport, for the appellant (defendant Sarah Puryear).

Ian Angus Cole , for the appellee (named defendant).

Michael J. Rose , with whom, on the brief, was Cindy M. Cieslak , Hartford, for the appellee (defendant city of Shelton).

ROGERS, C.J., and PALMER, ZARELLA, EVELEIGH, McDONALD, ESPINOSA and ROBINSON, Js.


We are called upon to decide what test should be applied to determine whether an unpaid volunteer is an "employee" for purposes of the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA), General Statutes § 46a-51 et seq. More specifically, we must decide whether a volunteer must satisfy the predominant "remuneration test" used to...

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