Legislation

Existing federal prohibitions against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace have proven ineffective in preventing women from facing serious workplace penalties because of their pregnancy or breastfeeding status.

For the second year in a row, the Senate took no action on an invasive House bill allowing police agencies to give lie detector tests to job applicants.

In another victory for workplace privacy, the Senate also took no action on a House bill that would have given DCYF and licensed day care agencies direct access to job applicants’ entire criminal history.

The Senate took no action on a House-passed bill, pushed by the State Police, to allow police agencies to give lie detector tests to job applicants.

Legislative committees took no action on DCYF legislation that would have given the agency and licensed day care providers direct access to job applicants’ entire criminal history, including records of arrests not followed by convictions.

The legislature enacted an ACLU proposed bill imposing penalties on any employer who videotapes employees in a restroom, locker room, or room designated by an employer for changing clothes.

The General Assembly approved legislation barring residency requirements for municipal employees.

The ACLU helped galvanize opposition to a bill that would have allowed police agencies to give lie detector tests to job applicants.