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Can Bonuses Be “Wages” Under Connecticut State Law? Sometimes, Says Appellate Court

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation, Wage & Hour

Yesterday, I discussed the employment contract portion of a new Appellate Court case, Ziotas v. The Reardon Law Firm (download here).  Today, I’ll discuss the second part of the court’s decision on whether the associate’s bonus could be said to be "wages". Why is this important? Because under state law (Conn. Gen. Stat. 31-72), failure… Continue Reading

Sign On Bonus, Accrued Vacation and COBRA Insurance are not “Wages”, Says Superior Court

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation, Wage & Hour

Connecticut’s wage payment statutes, with the definition of wages found at Conn. Gen. Stat. 31-71a(3), certainly have left courts room to interpret the statute. After all, the definition of wages is merely:  compensation for labor or services rendered by an employee, whether the amount is determined on a time, task, piece, commission or other basis… Continue Reading

Connecticut Supreme Court: Retroactive Agreement Between Employer and Employee to Defer Accrued Wages Violates Public Policy

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations, Litigation, Wage & Hour

The Connecticut Supreme Court today ruled (in a decision that will be "officially released" on June 24, 2008) that an agreement between an employer and his employees to defer an employee’s past wages until the employer receives revenue sufficient to pay those wages, is contrary to public policy , therefore, an invalid defense in a… Continue Reading