Connecticut 2011 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05913 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/21/2011

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5913
January Session, 2011  LCO No. 1791
Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Introduced by:
REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5913 

January Session, 2011

LCO No. 1791

Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees 

Introduced by:

REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSITIONING FROM TEMPORARY TO PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND CHECKS.

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

That the general statutes be amended to prevent an employer from discriminating against an employee in hiring decisions as a result of the employee's criminal or credit history provided such employee had worked for the employer as a temporary employee for a period of one or more years.

Statement of Purpose: 

To prevent hiring discrimination for employees transitioning from temporary employment to permanent employment.