Employment Discrimination

Federal Law prohibits employment discrimination!  Connecticut has enacted it's own Statute in regard to Discrimination in the work place called the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act.  This Act prohibits employers, employment agencies and labor organizations from engaging in discriminatory employment practices.  The Act makes it unlawful to refuse hire of employee due to "race, color, religious creed, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, mental retardation, learning disability or physical disability, including, but not limited to blindness.  This Act also prohibits sexual harassment and the discriminatory advertising of employment opportunities.

Connecticut Fair Employment Practices concerning Pregnancy:
The Connecticut Fair Employment Practice has specific provisions concerning pregnancy, making it unlawful for an employer to:

·        An employer may not request information from any applicant which relates to an individual's childbearing age or plans, pregnancy, the function of his or her reproductive system, use of birth control methods or the individuals familial responsibilities, unless the information is directly related to a job function.

·        Terminate a woman's employment because of pregnancy

·        Refuse to grant a reasonable leave of absence for pregnancy

·        Deny compensation in the form of accrued disability or leave benefits

·        Refuse to reinstate the employee to her original job or an equivalent position with equivalent pay and accumulated benefits.

·        Refuse to make a reasonable effort to accommodate the pregnant woman if her current position may cause injury to the employee or her fetus.

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