Category: Ban the Box
Connecticut Enacts “Ban the Box” Legislation
On June 1, 2016, Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law Public Act 16-83, entitled "An Act Concerning Fair Chance Employment," joining a national trend of legislation to "ban the box" in the hiring process. Effective January 1, 2017, Connecticut's new legislation modifies C.G.S. § 31-51i and prohibits virtually any...