Sec.17a-247e-6. Employer hiring and retention practices

(a) Prior to hiring any individual, employers shall inquire as to whether the individual's name appears on the registry. The department shall respond by facsimile or phone to such inquiry within two (2) business days.

(b) No employer shall hire an individual who is listed on the registry.

(c) No employer, after receiving notice that an individual is listed in the registry, shall retain such individual as an employee.

(d) Employers shall notify the department of any employee for whom, as a result of an arbitration or a legal proceeding there is a finding that the employee was unfairly terminated from employment. Such notice shall be made within five (5) business days of the employer's receipt of notification of the final disposition of such proceedings.

(Adopted effective December 7, 1999; Amended December 10, 2002)