Connecticut · statute · Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 814c · 113 active provisions
As used in this chapter: (1) “Blind” refers to an individual whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or whose visual acuity is greater than 20/200 but is accompanied by a limitation in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an…
(a) The commission shall consist of nine persons. On and after October 1, 2000, such persons shall be appointed with the advice and consent of both houses of the General Assembly. (1) On or before July 15, 1990, the Governor shall appoint five members of the commission, three of whom shall serve for terms of five years…
Section 46a-53 is repealed.
The commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To establish and maintain such offices as the commission may deem necessary; (2) To organize the commission into a division of affirmative action monitoring and contract compliance, a division of discriminatory practice complaints and such other divisions,…
(a) The executive director shall assign a commission legal counsel to represent the commission in any proceeding wherein any state agency or state officer is an adversary party and in such other matters as the commission and the Attorney General may jointly prescribe. (b) The executive director may assign a commission…
(a) The commission shall: (1) Investigate the possibilities of affording equal opportunity of profitable employment to all persons, with particular reference to job training and placement; (2) Compile facts concerning discrimination in employment, violations of civil liberties and other related matters; (3) Investigate…
(a)(1) The Governor shall appoint three human rights referees for terms commencing October 1, 1998, and four human rights referees for terms commencing January 1, 1999. The human rights referees so appointed shall serve for a term of one year. (2) (A) On and after October 1, 1999, the Governor shall appoint seven human…
(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section for any person to subject, or cause to be subjected, any other person to the deprivation of any rights, privileges or immunities, secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of this state or of the United States, on account of religion, nationa…
(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section for any association, board or other organization the principal purpose of which is the furtherance of the professional or occupational interests of its members, whose profession, trade or occupation requires a state license, to refuse to accept a pe…
It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section for any health care provider to knowingly discriminate in the provision of health care services on account of a person's race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry…
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Pregnancy” means pregnancy, childbirth or a related condition, including, but not limited to, lactation; (2) “Reasonable accommodation” means, but is not limited to, being permitted to sit while working, more frequent or longer breaks, periodic rest, assistance with manual labor, job r…
The use of numerical goals or quotas, or other types of affirmative action programs, in the administration or enforcement of the provisions of section 46a-60 relating to discrimination on account of a present or past history of mental disorder is prohibited.
No provision of section 46a-52, 46a-56 or 46a-60 may be construed to void or supersede the provisions of section 31-75.
As used in this chapter: (1) “Place of public accommodation, resort or amusement” means any establishment which caters or offers its services or facilities or goods to the general public, including, but not limited to, any commercial property or building lot, on which it is intended that a commercial building will be c…
(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section: (1) To deny any person within the jurisdiction of this state full and equal accommodations in any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement because of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, marit…
Section 46a-64a is repealed.
As used in sections 46a-51 to 46a-99, inclusive: (1) “Discriminatory housing practice” means any discriminatory practice specified in section 46a-64c or section 46a-81e. (2) “Dwelling” means any building, structure, mobile manufactured home park or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occup…
(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section: (1) To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any person because of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex,…
The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities shall, within available appropriations, make available on its Internet web site links to educational materials on (1) the differences between service animals, emotional support animals and therapy animals, (2) the rights and responsibilities of an owner of each such anim…
As used in this section and sections 46a-66, 46a-67, 46a-81f and 46a-98: (1) “Credit” means the right granted by a creditor to a person to defer payment of debt or to incur debt and defer its payment, or purchase property or services and defer payment therefor, including but not limited to the right to incur and defer…
(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section for any creditor to discriminate on the basis of sex, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, intellectual disability, learning disability, blindness, physical disability, status a…
(a) The Banking Commissioner shall cooperate with the commission in its enforcement of sections 46a-65 to 46a-67, inclusive, 46a-81f and 46a-98. (b) The Banking Commissioner shall comply with the commission's request for information, reasonable investigatory assistance and the promulgation of regulations which may be r…
(a) Each state agency, department, board and commission with twenty-five or more full-time employees shall develop and implement, in cooperation with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, an affirmative action plan that commits the agency, department, board or commission to a program of affirmative action i…
(a) The commission may issue a certificate of noncompliance if the affirmative action plan required by section 46a-68 is disapproved. (b) The issuance of a certificate of noncompliance shall bar the agency, department, board or commission in noncompliance with section 46a-68 from filling a position or position classifi…
As used in this section and sections 46a-56 and 46a-68c to 46a-68k, inclusive: (1) “Public works contract” means any agreement (A) for construction, rehabilitation, conversion, extension, demolition or repair of changes or improvements in real property, and (B) that is financed in whole or in part by the state, includi…