UPDATED 5.16.11

We’re just one week away from our seminar on employment law. It’s essentially sold out but we’re still taking names for a waiting list. Those signing up will get first priority when we re-run this program in the fall. 

We’re also less than two weeks away from the re-launch of the Connecticut

The Connecticut General Assembly is in full swing with the budget dominating the discussion. But expect to hear of several high-profile bills continuing to make their way through the legislature. 

Here is a brief update on a few of them:

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

Without much fanfare, the Connecticut Judicial Branch is now posting criminal conviction records with free access to the public. You can view these records at this link here.  It is easy to search and easy to use.

The possibilities in the employment context are deep and wide as employers may now seek to review this database