The Connecticut General Assembly is in full swing. One of the bills to keep an eye on is a bill that would limit the use of criminal background checks on prospective state workers.
Specifically, House Bill 5207 would amend Conn. Gen. Stat. 46a-80 by prohibiting an employer from inquiring "about a prospective employee’s past convictions
Connecticut state law has long made it plain that the "policy of the state to encourage all employers to give favorable consideration to providing jobs to qualified individuals, including those who may have criminal conviction records." (Conn. Gen. Stat. 46a-79.) 
In a prior post, I’ve discussed how state law does not prohibit private