CT SB00984

Labor Commissioner must submit a report to the Governor and joint standing committee by January 1, 2012, with recommendations for enhancing Labor Department services and efficiencies across workforce development, employment regulation, labor organizations, unemployment compensation, and occupational safety and health areas.

Employers and their agents are prohibited from requiring employees or prospective employees to disclose arrests, criminal charges, or convictions that have been erased under specified statutes (sections 46b-146, 54-76o, or 54-142a).

Employers cannot require temporary employees who have worked for at least one calendar year and are being offered permanent employment to disclose criminal history or submit to criminal background checks, unless such checks are required by law for the specific position.

Section 1 takes effect upon passage; Section 2 takes effect October 1, 2011.