Employers Have New Obligations Under Clean Slate Law CT
March 3 2023 by Daniel Schwartz and Rauchell Beckford-Anderson @ www.cbia.com
Effective Jan. 1, 2023, Connecticut’s clean slate law automatically erases low-level criminal records for individuals who have been released from prison and remained crime free (subject to the state taking such action administratively to do so). By doing so, the state has created a path for individuals with certain criminal history to pursue employment without being required to disclose their past criminal record, in many instances.The new law prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee or job applicant based on their criminal history.