Assessment of civil penalty

(a) In addition to and apart from any other penalties and/or remedies provided in part III of Chapter 557 and Chapter 558 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Labor Commissioner shall assess a civil penalty of $300.00 upon the following determination: (1) an employer has violated a statutory provision of part III of Chapter 557; or (2) an employer has violated a statutory provision of Chapter 558. (b) In determining the number of violations committed by an employer, the Commissioner shall assess a separate civil penalty for each individual employee adversely affected by the employer's violation. (c) In addition, the Commissioner may assess more than one civil penalty against an employer with respect to the same adversely affected employee if the employer has violated more than one statutory provision under part III of Chapter 557 or Chapter 558.