CT HB05199

Adds unemployment status as a protected class under Connecticut employment discrimination law, effective October 1, 2012.

Prohibits employers and employment agencies from refusing to hire, consider, or refer individuals based solely on their unemployed status, except where recent employment in a similar job is a bona fide occupational qualification.

Bars employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations from advertising job opportunities in a manner that discriminates against unemployed individuals.

Amends Connecticut General Statutes Section 46a-60(a) to clarify that discrimination protections apply to "any individual" rather than using plural language, and adds unemployment as a prohibited basis for discrimination.