Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06206 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/19/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6206
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 1342
 *01342*
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. ROSE, 118th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6206 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 1342

*01342*

Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES 

Introduced by:

REP. ROSE, 118th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING AGE DISCRIMINATION IN HIRING PRACTICES.

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

That the general statutes be amended to prohibit employers from inquiring about a prospective employee's date of birth on an initial employment application.

Statement of Purpose: 

To reduce the incidence of age discrimination in hiring practices.