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Section 46a-51. (Formerly Sec. 31-122). - Definitions. - As used in section 4a-60a and this chapter: (1) “Blind”...
Section 46a-51. (Formerly Sec. 31-122). *(See end of section for - Definitions. - As used in section 4a-60a and this chapter: (1) “Blind”...
Section 46a-52. (Formerly Sec. 31-123). - Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities: Appointment; expenses; training requirements; executive director; deputy directors. - (a) The commission shall consist of nine persons. On and...
Section 46a-53. (Formerly Sec. 4-61b). - Executive Committee on Human Rights and Opportunities. - Section 46a-53 is repealed. (1967, P.A. 636, S. 4; P.A....
Section 46a-54. (Formerly Sec. 31-125). - Commission powers. - The commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1)...
Section 46a-55. (Formerly Sec. 31-125a). - Commission legal counsel. - (a) The executive director shall assign a commission legal counsel...
Section 46a-56. - Commission duties. - (a) The commission shall: (1) Investigate the possibilities of affording...
Section 46a-57. (Formerly Sec. 31-124). - Human rights referees: Appointment, term, removal, duties, qualifications. Chief Human Rights Referee. Regulations. Subpoena power. Expert witness fees. - (a)(1) The Governor shall appoint three human rights referees for...
Section 46a-58. (Formerly Sec. 53-34). - Deprivation of rights. Desecration of property. Placing of burning cross or noose on property. Penalty. Restitution. - (a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of...
Section 46a-59. (Formerly Sec. 53-35a). - Discrimination in associations of licensed persons prohibited. Penalty. - (a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of...
Section 46a-60. (Formerly Sec. 31-126). - Discriminatory employment practices prohibited. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Pregnancy” means pregnancy,...
Section 46a-61. - Discriminatory employment practices: Mental disorder exception. - The use of numerical goals or quotas, or other types...
Section 46a-62. (Formerly Sec. 31-126a). - Statutes re discrimination in compensation on the basis of sex not affected. - No provision of section 46a-52, 46a-56 or 46a-60 may be...
Section 46a-63. - Discriminatory public accommodation practices: Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) “Place of public accommodation,...
Section 46a-64. (Formerly Sec. 53-35). - Discriminatory public accommodations practices prohibited. Penalty. - (a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of...
Section 46a-64a. (Formerly Sec. 47a-2a). - Discrimination against families with children prohibited. - Section 46a-64a is repealed. (P.A. 80-449, S. 1, 2, 6;...
Section 46a-64b. - Discriminatory housing practices: Definitions. - As used in sections 46a-51 to 46a-99, inclusive: (1) “Discriminatory...
Section 46a-64c. - Discriminatory housing practices prohibited. Disposition of complaints. Penalty. - (a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of...
Section 46a-65. (Formerly Sec. 36-436). - Discriminatory credit practices: Definitions. - As used in this section and sections 46a-66, 46a-67, 46a-81f...
Section 46a-66. (Formerly Sec. 36-437). - Discriminatory credit practices prohibited. - (a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of...
Section 46a-67. (Formerly Sec. 36-439). - Banking Commissioner to cooperate with commission. Regulations. - (a) The Banking Commissioner shall cooperate with the commission in...
Section 46a-68. (Formerly Sec. 4-61s). - State affirmative action plans: Filing; monitoring; reports; equal employment opportunity officers; review and investigation of discrimination complaints; regulations. - (a) Each state agency, department, board and commission with twenty-five,...
Section 46a-68a. - Certificate of noncompliance. Hiring freeze; exceptions. - (a) The commission may issue a certificate of noncompliance if...
Section 46a-68b. - Definitions. - As used in this section and sections 4a-60, 4a-60a, 4a-62,...
Section 46a-68c. - Contractors required to file affirmative action plan. Review and approval of plan by executive director or designee. Certificate of compliance issued by executive director or designee. Revocation. - In addition to the provisions of section 4a-60, each contractor...
Section 46a-68d. - State and municipal public works contracts and quasi-public agency project contracts subject to affirmative action plan requirements. Withholding of percentage of contract price. Review and approval of plan by executive director or... - In addition to the provisions of section 4a-60, every public...
Section 46a-68e. - Contractors and subcontractors required to file compliance reports. - Each contractor shall file, and shall cause each of his...
Section 46a-68f. - Compliance reports to include labor union practices. - Whenever the contractor or subcontractor has a collective bargaining agreement...
Section 46a-68g. - Prohibition against contracting with contractors who fail to comply with affirmative action requirements. - No awarding agency, or in the case of a municipal...
Section 46a-68h. - Hearing re noncompliance. - Section 46a-68h is repealed, effective July 1, 2007. (P.A. 88-351,...
Section 46a-68i. - Right of appeal. - The commission or any contractor or subcontractor aggrieved by a...
Section 46a-68j. - Regulations. - The commission shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions...
Section 46a-68k. - State or municipality may use own compliance program. Approval by commission. Regulations. - (a) If the commission determines an awarding agency or in...
Section 46a-68l. - Working group to review commission regulations re affirmative action plans. Recommendations. Regulations to implement recommendations. - (a) Not later than July 1, 2011, the executive director...
Section 46a-69. - Discriminatory practices by state. - It shall be a discriminatory practice to violate any of...
Section 46a-70. (Formerly Sec. 4-61c). - Guarantee of equal employment in state agencies. - (a) State officials and supervisory personnel shall recruit, appoint, assign,...
Section 46a-70a. - Judicial Branch equal employment opportunities plan. Compliance by Judicial Branch and Criminal Justice Commission. - (a) The Judicial Branch shall develop and implement an equal...
Section 46a-71. (Formerly Sec. 4-61d). - Discriminatory practices by state agencies prohibited. - (a) All services of every state agency shall be performed...
Section 46a-72. (Formerly Sec. 4-61e). - Discrimination in job placement by state agencies prohibited. - (a) All state agencies, including educational institutions, which provide employment...
Section 46a-73. (Formerly Sec. 4-61f). - Discrimination in state licensing and charter procedures prohibited. - (a) No state department, board or agency may grant, deny...
Section 46a-74. (Formerly Sec. 4-61g). - State agencies not to permit discriminatory practices in professional or occupational associations, public accommodations or housing or on basis of erased criminal records information. - No state department, board or agency may permit any discriminatory...
Section 46a-75. (Formerly Sec. 4-61h). - Discrimination in educational and vocational programs prohibited. - (a) All educational, counseling, and vocational guidance programs and all...
Section 46a-76. (Formerly Sec. 4-61i). - Discrimination in allocation of state benefits prohibited. - (a) Race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity or expression,...
Section 46a-77. (Formerly Sec. 4-61j). - Cooperation with commission required of state agencies. Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act. - (a) All state agencies shall cooperate with the Commission on...
Section 46a-78. (Formerly Sec. 4-61k). - Annual agency reports to Governor. Review by commission. - (a) All departments, agencies, commissions and other bodies of the...
Section 46a-79. (Formerly Sec. 4-61n). - State policy re employment of criminal offenders. - The General Assembly finds that the public is best protected...
Section 46a-80. (Formerly Sec. 4-61o). - Denial of employment based on conviction information. Inquiry re prospective employee's conviction information. Dissemination of records and information prohibited. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
Section 46a-80a. - (Note: This section is effective January 1, 2023.) Discrimination on basis of erased criminal history record information: Definitions. - For purposes of this section, sections 8-265c and 8-315, subsection...
Section 46a-80b. - Discrimination on basis of erased criminal history record information: Deprivation of rights. - On and after January 1, 2023, it shall be a...
Section 46a-80c. - Discrimination on basis of erased criminal history record information: Housing. - (a) On and after January 1, 2023, it shall be...
Section 46a-80d. - Discrimination on basis of erased criminal history record information: Employment. - On and after January 1, 2023, it shall be a...
Section 46a-80e. - Discrimination on basis of erased criminal history record information: Associations of licensed persons. - (a) On and after January 1, 2023, it shall be...
Section 46a-80f. - Discrimination on basis of erased criminal history record information: Equal employment in state agencies. - On and after January 1, 2023, state officials and supervisory...
Section 46a-80g. - Discrimination on basis of erased criminal history record information: Licensing practices of state agencies. - On and after January 1, 2023, no state department, board...
Section 46a-80h. - Discrimination on basis of erased criminal history record information: Educational and vocational programs of state agencies. - On and after January 1, 2023, all educational, counseling and...
Section 46a-80i. - Discrimination on basis of erased criminal history record information: Allocation of state benefits. - On and after January 1, 2023, erased criminal history record...
Section 46a-80j. - Discrimination on basis of erased criminal history record information: Services of state agencies. - On and after January 1, 2023, services of every state...
Section 46a-80k. - Discrimination on basis of erased criminal history record information: Public accommodations. - On and after January 1, 2023, it shall be a...
Section 46a-80l. - Discrimination on basis of erased criminal history record information: State system of higher education. - On and after January 1, 2023, it shall be a...
Section 46a-80m. - Discrimination on basis of erased criminal history record information: Credit practices. - On and after January 1, 2023, it shall be a...
Section 46a-81. (Formerly Sec. 4-61r). - Statutes controlling law enforcement agencies excepted. - (a) Except as provided in section 36a-489, the provisions of...
Section 46a-81a. - Sexual orientation discrimination: Definitions. - For the purposes of sections 4a-60a and 46a-81b to 46a-81q,...
Section 46a-81aa. - Gender identity or expression discrimination: Religious organizations. - The provisions of subsection (a) of section 4a-60, subsection (c)...
Section 46a-81b. - Sexual orientation discrimination: Associations of licensed persons. - (a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of...
Section 46a-81c. - Sexual orientation discrimination: Employment. - It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this...
Section 46a-81d. - Sexual orientation discrimination: Public accommodations. - (a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of...
Section 46a-81e. - Sexual orientation discrimination: Housing. - (a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of...
Section 46a-81f. - Sexual orientation discrimination: Credit practices. - (a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of...
Section 46a-81g. - Sexual orientation discrimination: State practices. - It shall be a discriminatory practice to violate any of...
Section 46a-81h. - Sexual orientation discrimination: Equal employment in state agencies. - (a) State officials and supervisory personnel shall recruit, appoint, assign,...
Section 46a-81i. - Sexual orientation discrimination: Services of state agencies. - (a) All services of every state agency shall be performed...
Section 46a-81j. - Sexual orientation discrimination: Job recruitment and placement services provided by state agencies. - (a) All state agencies, including educational institutions, which provide employment...
Section 46a-81k. - Sexual orientation discrimination: Licensing practices of state agencies. - (a) No state department, board or agency may grant, deny...
Section 46a-81l. - Sexual orientation discrimination: State agencies not to permit in professional or occupational associations, public accommodations or housing. - No state department, board or agency may permit any discriminatory...
Section 46a-81m. - Sexual orientation discrimination: Educational and vocational programs of state agencies. - All educational, counseling, and vocational guidance programs and all apprenticeship...
Section 46a-81n. - Sexual orientation discrimination: Allocation of state benefits. - (a) Sexual orientation shall not be considered as a limiting...
Section 46a-81o. - Sexual orientation discrimination: Reports to Governor by state agencies. - (a) All departments, agencies, commissions and other bodies of the...
Section 46a-81p. - Sexual orientation discrimination: Religious organizations. - The provisions of sections 4a-60a and 46a-81a to 46a-81o, inclusive,...
Section 46a-81q. - Sexual orientation discrimination: ROTC programs. - The provisions of sections 4a-60a and 46a-81a to 46a-81o, inclusive,...
Section 46a-81r. - Sexual orientation discrimination: Construction of statutes. - Section 46a-81r is repealed, effective April 23, 2009. (P.A. 91-58,...
Section 46a-74. (Formerly Sec. 4-61g). *(See end of section for a - State agencies not to permit discriminatory practices in professional or occupational associations, public accommodations or housing. - No state department, board or agency may permit any discriminatory...
Section 46a-79. (Formerly Sec. 4-61n). *(See end of section for a - State policy re employment of criminal offenders. - The General Assembly finds that the public is best protected...
Section 46a-80. (Formerly Sec. 4-61o). *(See end of section for a - Denial of employment based on prior conviction of crime. Inquiry re prospective employee's past convictions. Dissemination of arrest record prohibited. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
Section 46a-81. (Formerly Sec. 4-61r). *(See end of section for a - Statutes controlling law enforcement agencies excepted. - *(a) Except as provided in section 36a-489, the provisions of...
Section 46a-82. (Formerly Sec. 31-127). - Complaint: Filing. - (a) Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an alleged...
Section 46a-82a. - Resolution for complaints pending on January 1, 1990. - Any complaint filed pursuant to section 46a-82 and pending on...
Section 46a-82b. - Jurisdiction over complaints filed on or before January 1, 1996. Release of complaint if failure to issue determination re reasonable cause not later than January 1, 1997. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the...
Section 46a-82c. - Jurisdiction over complaints filed after January 1, 1996. Compliance with time requirements by June 30, 1996. Review time tolled if answer not timely received. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the...
Section 46a-82d. - Validation of actions filed on or before January 1, 1996, in which final judgment not entered. Petition to reopen action on or before October 1, 1996. - (a) Any action filed pursuant to section 46a-94a, 46a-95 or...
Section 46a-82e. - Jurisdiction over complaints despite failure to comply with time requirements. Annual report. Delay in issuance of finding. Remedies. Court order. - (a) Notwithstanding the failure of the commission to comply with...
Section 46a-83. - Complaint. Pre-answer conciliation conference. Answer. Case assessment review. Mediation conference. Early legal intervention. Complaint processing. Finding. Reconsideration. Attempt to eliminate discriminatory practice. Subpoenas.... - (a) Not later than fifteen days after the date of...
Section 46a-83a. - Dismissal of complaint for failure to accept full relief. Release of jurisdiction. - If a complaint is dismissed for failure to accept full...
Section 46a-83b. - Alternative dispute resolution. Procedure. Binding arbitration. Voluntary mediation. Costs. Regulations. - (a) After the filing of a discriminatory employment practice complaint,...
Section 46a-84. - Complaint: Certification; hearing; settlement or alternate dispute resolution endeavors; default order; inspection of records. Appointment of magistrate to act as presiding officer. - (a) If the investigator fails to eliminate a discriminatory practice...
Section 46a-85. - Complaint: Effect of arbitration proceeding. - (a) The submission of a claim to the arbitration process...
Section 46a-86. - Complaint: Determination; orders; dismissal. Treatment of discrimination awards. - (a) If, upon all the evidence presented at the hearing...
Section 46a-86a. - Notice of any action or proceeding concerning complaint. - The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities shall inform the...
Section 46a-87. - Enforcement of subpoena. - (a) Contumacy or refusal to obey subpoena issued pursuant to...
Section 46a-88. - Enforcement of interrogatories. - (a) Upon failure of any person to answer interrogatories issued...
Section 46a-89. (Formerly Sec. 31-127a). - Petition for temporary injunctive relief re discriminatory employment practices. Petition for injunctive relief, punitive damages or civil penalty re discriminatory housing or public accommodations practices... - (a)(1) Whenever a complaint filed pursuant to section 46a-82 alleges...
Section 46a-89a. - Granting of temporary injunction re discriminatory employment practice or discriminatory practice in sale or rental of residential or commercial property. - (a) The court, or any judge of the court when...
Section 46a-90. - Commission hearings re injunction concerning discriminatory employment practice. Removal to Superior Court. - Section 46a-90 is repealed. (P.A. 80-422, S. 38; P.A. 88-241,...
Section 46a-90a. - Commission action after granting of temporary injunction. Duration of temporary injunction. Permanent injunction. - (a) The chief referee shall schedule a date for a...
Section 46a-91 to 46a-93. - Discriminatory practice in sale or rental of residential or commercial property; injunctive relief; damages. Injunction concerning discriminatory practice in sale or rental of residential or commercial property; notice, st... - Sections 46a-91 to 46a-93, inclusive, are repealed. (February, 1965, P.A....
Section 46a-94. (Formerly Sec. 53-36d). - Appeal to Appellate Court from Superior Court action re injunction against discriminatory employment practice or discriminatory practice in sale or rental of residential or commercial property. - (a) An appeal to the Appellate Court shall lie from...
Section 46a-94a. - Appeal to Superior Court from order of presiding officer. Reopening of matters. - (a) The commission, any respondent or any complainant, aggrieved by...
Section 46a-95. (Formerly Sec. 31-128). - Enforcement by Superior Court of order of presiding officer. - (a) The commission, through the Attorney General or a commission...
Section 46a-96. - Hearings take precedence. - Hearings in the court under this chapter shall take precedence...
Section 46a-97. - Failure to post notices or provide training and education concerning the illegality of sexual harassment. Penalties. Inspections. - (a) Any employer, employment agency or labor organization which fails...
Section 46a-98. (Formerly Sec. 36-438a). - Discriminatory credit practice: Cause of action; damages; statute of limitations. - (a) In lieu of, but not in addition to, filing...
Section 46a-98a. - Discriminatory housing practice or breach of conciliation agreement: Cause of action; relief. - Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of...
Section 46a-99. (Formerly Sec. 4-61l). - Discriminatory state practice: Cause of action; relief. - Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of...
Section 46a-100. - Discriminatory practice: Cause of action upon release from commission. - Any person who has filed a complaint with the commission...
Section 46a-101. - Release of pending complaint alleging discriminatory practice. Expedited case assessment review. Time period for bringing action after release. - (a) No action may be brought in accordance with section...
Section 46a-102. - Civil action for discriminatory practice: Statute of limitations. - Any action brought in accordance with section 46a-100 shall be...
Section 46a-103. - Civil action for discriminatory practice: Service of process on the commission; right of commission to intervene. - The complainant or his attorney shall serve a copy of...
Section 46a-104. - Civil action for discriminatory practice: Relief. - The court may grant a complainant in an action brought...