A bill has been signed into law by Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy that will restrict employees from inquiring about applicants’ salary history...
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Connecticut Enacts Salary History Inquiry Law
Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Claim for Job Applicants Remain Viable
A judge recently allowed a claim of emotional distress to continue, denying the employer’s motion to dismiss. The case found that the employer...
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Federal Law Does Not Preempt Connecticut Medical Marijuana Law Employment Discrimination Prohibition
Even if an employee tests positive on an employment-related drug test, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut has ruled that...
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Connecticut Medical Marijuana Law Protects Employees and Is Not Preempted by Federal Drug Laws
A recent federal district court case has determined that Connecticut employees who have been certified by the Department of Consumer Protection to...
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Connecticut Becomes the Third Jurisdiction in 2016 to “Ban the Box”
Connecticut has joined Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and New York City in prohibiting the request of criminal history information on an initial...
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Connecticut Joins Ban the Box Movement
Connecticut has joined the “Ban the Box” movement, becoming the most recent state in the nation to implement statewide legislation prohibiting...
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Modified “Ban the Box” Bill Approved in Connecticut
An amendment to the original bill essentially wiped the prior version clean. Thus, whatever you think you knew about the measure you can put that...
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Connecticut Passes New Data Protection Measures into Law
On July 1, 2015, Connecticut’s governor signed into law Public Act No. 15-142, An Act Improving Data Security and Agency Effectiveness (the...
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Connecticut Drug Testing Statutes Do Not Apply To Hair Tests, Court Holds
Connecticut’s drug testing laws apply only to urinalysis drug tests and not to a drug test using hair specimens which led to an...
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Connecticut Enacts Employee Online Privacy Law
On May 19, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed into law Public Act No. 15-6, titled “An Act Concerning Employee Online Privacy.” The act...
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