UPDATED June 9, 2011 – The House approved the measure late last night, June 8th. For additional details, see this updated post.
In the closing hours of the General Assembly’s term, the Connecticut Senate has passed a bill yesterday that would ban the use of credit reports by employers in many situations.
Been a busy week so there’s time only for a few things to some recent and upcoming publications, podcasts and radio shows that I’m involved with. My thanks to the respective producers or reporters for the opportunity.
UPDATE: Since my original post, the Registry has been revised and various links have been removed, presumably in response to the criticism. You can find my update on the site here.
Ever have a sexual harassment complaint filed against your company or a supervisor? Congratulations, the supervisor is now eligible to appear on a
If you’re wondering if the applicant you’re planning on hiring is a closet Justin Bieber fan or a Russian spy, odds are that a background check won’t uncover that information.
What is may, uncover, however is whether that applicant has been arrested for say, vomiting on a police officer’s kid at a baseball game
After months of on-again, off-again views, the Connecticut General Assembly yesterday overruled Governor Rell’s veto of House Bill 5207, which changes the way that the State of Connecticut can conduct background checks on job applicants.
You can view of the text of the bill here. With yesterday’s vote, it will now go into effect
I can’t say I saw this one coming.
I’ve previously reported on a bill (H.B. 5207) that passed the legislature. That bill restricts the use of background checks for prospective state employees until after job offers have been made.
Yesterday, Governor Rell vetoed the measure (H/T CT Mirror). In her veto message, she states
UPDATED
The Connecticut General Assembly ended its regular session last night. As far as new laws affecting employers, the session certainly ends with a whimper.
For many employers, the big news is that the paid sick leave bill once again failed. This time it wasn’t even put up for a vote in either
Despite initial opposition from the Chief State’s Attorney and other state officials, the Connecticut House of Representatives today approved a bill that would limit the use of criminal background checks on state workers. I’ve discussed the bill in a prior post. The text of the bill (with an amendment that passed) is attached.
A few months ago, it looked like we co
uld see a variety of bills passed relating to labor & employment law in the Connecticut General Assembly.
With the legislature scheduled to conclude business on May 5, 2010, though, its still mostly quiet on the labor & employment law area.
According to the Labor Committee’s Bill
Criminal background checks have, in many ways, never been easier for employers. The internet has made that process quicker, cheaper and more transparent.
And yet, the question of "when" must employers run a criminal background check remains confusing. There are various laws on the subject but they are in different sections of the law and