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What’s Still Alive for the 2010 General Assembly Session

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Legislative Developments

With some notable exceptions, only the bills that make it out of the Labor & Public Employee Committee have a chance for passage in the 2010 General Assembly session. (Of course, some measures get put in as amendments to other bills, but that’s still more of the exception than the rule).  So it’s worth taking… Continue Reading

The Basics: Asking About Criminal Records and Erased Criminal Records on Job Application Forms in Connecticut

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Continuing the weekly series of basic (but perhaps not as widely-known) employment laws in Connecticut, this week’s topic focuses on the job application. Connecticut has an unusual law that prohibits employers from asking about any arrest, criminal charge or conviction that has been erased.  Conn. Gen. Stat. 31-51i goes one step further too. It requires… Continue Reading