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A Connecticut law aimed at eliminating gender-based pay discrimination took effect Oct. 1. Here’s what employers need to know about their new legal obligations.

Connecticut employers must be prepared to disclose wage ranges for vacant positions to applicants and employees, as the state’s new law aimed at eliminating gender-based pay...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Big changes are coming to Connecticut employers and with it, many organizational hiring practices with the passage of HB Number 6380. HB Number 6380 limits the disclosure of wage information from past positions. Currently, Connecticut employers are prohibited from asking (or directing a third party to ask) about an applicant’s wage and salary history. Employers can, however, ask about other elements of an applicant’s compensation ...

159 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economic recovery in the White House in Washington, D.C. on Monday. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS) The labor market is red-hot right now. We have an overheated economy and it is presenting itself in many places, including the labor market. Lots of jobs are chasing a few employees and the result is that employees have lots of leverage in negotiating terms of employment. I think that is great and I also think that it is important for employees t...

Seyfarth Synopsis: Connecticut has enacted legislation that will require employers to provide applicants and employees with wage ranges for positions. The new law also broadens the...

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Connecticut’s “An Act Concerning the Disclosure of Salary Range for a Vacant Position,” which goes into effect on October 1, 2021, imposes new requirements on Connecticut employers to disclose the wage range for vacant positions to both job applicants and existing employees. The new law also extends the prohibition on sex-based compensation discrimination to  comparable as opposed to  equal work. Connecticut law already prohibits employers from asking...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Connecticut’s “An Act Concerning the Disclosure of Salary Range for a Vacant Position,” which goes into effect on October 1, 2021, imposes new requirements on Connecticut employers to disclose the wage range for vacant positions to both job applicants and existing employees. The new law also extends the prohibition on sex-based compensation discrimination to comparable as opposed to equal work. Connecticut law already prohibit...

CT Legislature Passes Highway Usage Fee For Truckers - Bethel, CT - The CT General Assembly has approved a bill imposing mileage-based fees on tractor-trailers that travel Connecticut's roads and highways.

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In January of 2019, Connecticut implemented legislation that, among other things, prohibited employers from inquiring about an applicant’s prior salary history. The Nutmeg State took it a step further yesterday, when Governor Ned Lamont signed House Bill No. 6380, titled “An Act Concerning the Disclosure of Salary Range for a Vacant Position.” As the name suggests, the new law requires employers to disclose the “wage range” ...

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