Key employee or occupational employee and sovereign immunity

Any individual who is a key employee, a live game employee or an occupational employee of a master wagering licensee described in section 12-852 or of an online gaming operator or online gaming service provider that is an Indian tribe or an instrumentality of or affiliate wholly-owned by an Indian tribe shall not be permitted to raise sovereign immunity as a defense to any action to enforce applicable provisions of sections 12-850 to 12-871, inclusive, or, as applicable, sections 12-578f, 12-586f, 12-586g, 12-806c, 52-553, 52-554, 53-278a or 53-278g and regulations adopted under said sections against such individual in his or her capacity as a key, live game or occupational employee to the extent that such action may be brought against a key, live game or occupational employee under any provision of the general statutes or the regulations of Connecticut state agencies.

(P.A. 21-23, S. 11; P.A. 23-54, S. 5.)

History: P.A. 21-23 effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 23-54 added references to live game employee, effective June 26, 2023.