Happy New Year! 2019 dawns with some new rules, rights and protections for Connecticut residents. Here are some Connecticut state laws that went into effect Jan. 1
Employers will be generally prohibited from asking or directing third parties to inquire about a prospective employee's wage or salary history. Prospective employees are free to disclose salary history and there are certain other exceptions.
Domestic Violence Arrests
In domestic violence incidents where there are two or more opposing parties police will be trained arrest the offender they believe to be the dominant aggressor. The law doesn't prohibit dual arrests and doesn't apply to college students in on-campus housing and tenants who live together in residential rental properties who aren't in a dating relationship.
Insurance Coverage Of Essential Health Benefits
Certain health insurance policies will have to cover 10 essential health benefits that are listed in the Affordable Care Act.
Pregnancy As a Qualifying Event For Special Enrollment
Certain health insurance plans will be mandated to allow special enrollment for pregnant women. It applies to individual health plans subject to the ACA HMOs, and hospital and medical service corporation contracts offered to individuals.
Expansion of breast imaging services that certain health insurance plans must cover.
$12 Homeowner Insurance Surcharge
A $12 surcharge will be applied over the next 11 years to certain homeowner insurance policies. Most of the surcharge will be deposited into the Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund.
Codifies residential disclosure report home sellers must provide.
Here is a list of all new Jan. 1 laws.
Source: Patch
