Pay transparency and salary history bans - Connecticut

Pay transparency

In Connecticut, employers must disclose salary information to applicants upon request.

An employer must provide wage range information to an applicant upon the earliest of either the applicant’s request, or prior to or at the time the applicant is made an offer of compensation. Employers may not fail or refuse to provide current employees with their wage range upon:

Salary history

Connecticut employers are banned from making inquiries into a prospective employee’s wage and salary history, as well as the value of other previous compensation structures. The law applies to all employers with one or more employees in the state. An employee who believes this law has been violated has two years to file a claim.

Related information

• Equal Pay Act - Connecticut
• Employment Applications - Connecticut

Citations

• Title 31 Chap_557 sec_31-40z
• 29 CFR 1620, The Equal Pay Act
• 29 CFR 1621, Procedures — The Equal Pay Act