Insight on Labor & Employment Developments for Connecticut Businesses
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…
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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. …
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…
