CT SB00399

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, effective October 1, 2010

Requires employment applications asking about criminal history to include notice that applicants need not disclose erased records and explaining what types of records are subject to erasure

Bars employers from denying employment or discharging employees solely based on erased criminal records or provisional pardons under section 54-130a

Restricts access to criminal history information on employment applications to personnel departments and those involved in hiring, with limited exceptions for broker-dealers, depository institutions, and insurance producers for compliance purposes

Establishes civil liability for employers, agents, and consumer reporting agencies that knowingly violate these provisions, allowing injured parties to recover damages, costs, and reasonable attorney's fees