Connecticut Content Updated to Include Ban on Homelessness Discrimination

Authors: Beth P. Zoller, Melissa A. Silver and David B. Weisenfeld, XpertHR Legal Editors

The Connecticut Discrimination, Terms of Employment and Recruiting sections of the Employment Law Manual and the States and Major Municipal EEO Protected Classes - Chart have been updated to reflect the recently enacted Homeless Person's Bill of Rights (the Bill; S.B. 896). The Bill, which designates the homeless as a protected class for purposes of the employment discrimination laws, is effective October 1, 2013.