Connecticut 2013 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05685 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/22/2013

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5685
January Session, 2013  LCO No. 1717
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. ZONI, 81st Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5685 

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 1717

Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES 

Introduced by:

REP. ZONI, 81st Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING EMPLOYERS FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST EMPLOYEES ON THE BASIS OF CREDIT STATUS.

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

That the general statutes be amended to prohibit employers from discriminating against current or prospective employees on the basis of such employees' consumer credit status.

Statement of Purpose: 

To protect individuals from workplace discrimination on the basis of personal credit status.