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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

Guest Post: Statutes of Limitations in Discrimination Cases — When Is It Too Late for an Employee To Sue?

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & Harassment, Laws and Regulations, Litigation

My thanks to my colleague, Mick Lavelle, who has drafted the following post on a noteworthy issue decided today by the Connecticut Appellate Court.  For employers with long-standing discrimination claims, it’s worth understanding what the statute of limitations are on such claims. Most employers know that claims of employment discrimination can be brought under two… Continue Reading