Pre Employment Screening In Connecticut

We provide employment screening and employment background check services for Hartford, New Haven, Danbury, Say brook, Old Lyme and all other Connecticut cities.

National Employment Screening provides professional employment screening services to Connecticut employers to help you protect your employees and clients from the costly effects of making a "Bad Hire."

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Connecticut employment screening law: Giving Employment References in Connecticut

Apparently, Connecticut employment screening law does not provide specific protection to employers as it relates to supplying references concerning past employment.
It would seem that previous employers may provide any non-confidential information about a previous employee, so long as it's true and isn't provided to maliciously harm the employee. An employer who provides false information that disparages the employee may be liable for defamation. Lacking specific protection by state law, In order to avoid potential liability, many employers often refuse to comment on a past employee's job performance and confirm only minimal information such as dates of hire and separation, plus wage or salary information.

In Connecticut, an applicant may not be denied state employment or licensure solely because of a prior conviction. However, a state agency may determine a person is not suitable for the position or license after considering: (1) the relationship between the offense and the job; (2) the applicant’s post-conviction rehabilitation; and (3) the time elapsed since conviction and release.5 When conducting these determinations, the state employer or licensing agency may not consider arrests that did not lead to conviction, nor records that have been expunged.6 If a conviction is used as a basis for rejection, a written rejection stating the evidence presented and the reasons for the rejection must becompleted, and such a rejection must be sent via registered mail to the applicant.

Please note that Federal employment screening law mandates background checks for employees who are engaged in particular industries. The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services maintains a list of individuals who are excluded from participation in any of its federally-funded healthcare programs. Exclusions are due to convictions for program-related fraud and patient abuse, licensing board actions and default on health education assistance loans. Therefore, employers in affected industries should check the OIG Exclusion list before hiring employees who might work in such programs. The FACIS program is also very important when screening medical personnel. Click Here for more information on FACIS.

Connecticut drug free workplace employment drug testing
Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D.
Commissioner
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
410 Capitol Avenue
4th Floor
Hartford, CT 06134
Tel: 860/ 418-6959
Fax: 860/ 418-6691
wayne.daily@po.state.ct.us
Website: www.dmhas.state.ct.us

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