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Oral Complaints under FLSA are Shielded from Retaliation, Supreme Court Rules; Impact in Connecticut?

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

For anyone who has been following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions interpreting wage & hour, discrimination and retaliation claims, yesterday’s decision in Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics (download here), can hardly come as a surprise. Indeed, in a 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court concluded that to "file" a complaint, an employee need only provide an… Continue Reading

A Look at the Statistics of Civil Cases Filed at Connecticut Superior Court

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation

Pop quiz time. Over the last 18 years, has the number of claims filed at the Superior Court level in Connecticut has: a) Gone up; b) Stayed the same; c) Gone down If you answered "a", congratulations.  The number of cases filed has gone from 57,620 in 1992-93 to 78,275 in 2009-2010. Many people believe… Continue Reading

Numbers Galore: CHRO Statistics Reveal Interesting Trends – Part I

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & Harassment

Last week, I publicized the release of federal court statistics; that story has now been picked up by the American Lawyer which crunches the numbers in more detail.  But now you can break out your abacus again. The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities has also just released their annual report (available for download here) which… Continue Reading