CT HB05060

Prohibits employers from requiring employees or prospective employees to disclose arrests, criminal charges, or convictions with erased records under sections 46b-146, 54-76o, or 54-142a.

Requires employment applications containing questions about criminal history to include notice that applicants are not required to disclose erased records and explaining what types of records qualify for erasure.

Prohibits employers from denying employment or discriminating against employees based solely on erased criminal records or prior convictions for which a provisional pardon was received.

Restricts employers in food service, retail, and other specified industries (NAICS sectors 44, 45, 72) from denying promotion opportunities based on erased criminal records or prior convictions with provisional pardons.

Requires consumer reporting agencies to purchase updated criminal record information monthly from the Judicial Department and permanently delete erased records before disclosing criminal matters to employers.