Employer Use of Credit Reports
CT Employer Credit Check Law
Employees · Credit reporting
Prohibits employers from requiring employees or applicants to consent to a credit report as a condition of employment unless the employer is a financial institution, the report is legally required, the employer suspects job-related illegal conduct, or the report is substantially related to the job.
- Where
- Connecticut
- Citation
- Conn. Gen. Stat. 31-51tt
- Status
- In force
- Enforced by
- Connecticut Labor Commissioner; Attorney General collects penalties
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Civil penalty of $300 per unlawful inquiry, payable to the Labor Department (31-51tt(c)-(d)).
- Applies to
- Employers with one or more employees, including the state and political subdivisions (31-51tt(a)(2))
Practices it requires
- Do not require consent to a credit report containing credit score, balances, payment history or bank account information as a condition of employment unless an exception applies.Conn. Gen. Stat. 31-51tt(b)
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Effective date of P.A. 11-223 not confirmed; P.A. 14-109 amendment date not confirmed.
Research reference, not legal advice.