Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05284 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/13/2011

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5284
January Session, 2011  LCO No. 708
Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Introduced by:
REP. LESSER, 100th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5284 

January Session, 2011

LCO No. 708

Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees 

Introduced by:

REP. LESSER, 100th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING DISCRIMINATORY EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AND THE USE OF CREDIT REPORTS IN EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 46a-60 of the general statutes be amended to add discrimination on the basis of an employee's or prospective employee's credit history to the list of prohibited discriminatory employment practices. 

Statement of Purpose: 

To prevent an employee or prospective employee from being subject to discrimination on the basis of his or her credit history .