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<h2><em><strong>Need To Run Background Checks In Connecticut?</strong></em></h2>
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<h2><em><strong>Need To Run Background Checks In Connecticut?</strong></em></h2>
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</ul><h2>Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)</h2>
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</ul><h2>Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)</h2>
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<p>In order to set a standard for hiring policies, the federal government created the Fair Credit Reporting Act, or FCRA, which monitors and protects both employers and job candidates.</p>
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<p>In order to set a standard for hiring policies, the federal government created the Fair Credit Reporting Act, or FCRA, which monitors and protects both employers and job candidates.</p>
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<h2>State Laws</h2>
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<h2>State Laws</h2>
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<p>Conn. Gen. Stat.31-51i(h)(2)</p>
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<p>Conn. Gen. Stat.31-51i(h)(2)</p>
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<p>Our Take: At the time a consumer reporting agency issues to an employer a consumer report containing criminal record information, it must provide written notice and a copy of the report to the consumer.</p>
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<p>Our Take: At the time a consumer reporting agency issues to an employer a consumer report containing criminal record information, it must provide written notice and a copy of the report to the consumer.</p>
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<p>Public Act No. 11-223</p>
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<p>Public Act No. 11-223</p>
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<p>Our Take: Credit Reports are prohibited in employment decisions unless: employer is a financial institution; employer reasonably believes employee is engaged in activity that is a violation of law; or report is substantially related to the job.</p>
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<p>Our Take: Credit Reports are prohibited in employment decisions unless: employer is a financial institution; employer reasonably believes employee is engaged in activity that is a violation of law; or report is substantially related to the job.</p>
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<h2>Ban-The-Box & Fair Hiring Laws</h2>
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<h2>Ban-The-Box & Fair Hiring Laws</h2>
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<p><strong>STATE LAWS - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPANIES</strong></p>
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<p><strong>STATE LAWS - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPANIES</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Who must follow:</strong> This ban-the-box law applies to all employers in Connecticut.</p>
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<p><strong>Who must follow:</strong> This ban-the-box law applies to all employers in Connecticut.</p>
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<p><strong>Timing of inquiry:</strong> Employers in Connecticut may not inquire into criminal history on the job application form.</p>
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<p><strong>Timing of inquiry:</strong> Employers in Connecticut may not inquire into criminal history on the job application form.</p>
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<p><strong>Consideration of records:</strong> Employers are prohibited from rejecting an applicant or terminating an employee because of erased records and prior conviction for which the individual has received a provisional pardon or certificate of rehabilitation pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-130a, or a certificate of rehabilitation pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-108f.</p>
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<p><strong>Consideration of records:</strong> Employers are prohibited from rejecting an applicant or terminating an employee because of erased records and prior conviction for which the individual has received a provisional pardon or certificate of rehabilitation pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-130a, or a certificate of rehabilitation pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-108f.</p>
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<p><strong>Adverse action implications: </strong>Your <strong>final adverse action notice</strong> must inform the candidate of what information in the background check led to final adverse action and why.</p>
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<p><strong>Adverse action implications: </strong>Your <strong>final adverse action notice</strong> must inform the candidate of what information in the background check led to final adverse action and why.</p>
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<p><strong>LOCAL LAWS - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPANIES</strong></p>
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<p><strong>LOCAL LAWS - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPANIES</strong></p>
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<p>See which Connecticut counties and cities have local ban-the-box and fair hiring laws.</p>
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<p>See which Connecticut counties and cities have local ban-the-box and fair hiring laws.</p>
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