I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Not all employment law cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court matter are of equal significance and importance to employers. What? How can that be, you say? It’s the SUPREME COURT! Isn’t everything that they say important? Well, sort of. The truth is that sometimes… Continue Reading
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Hybrid Wage-and-Hour Class Actions Blessed by Second Circuit
Posted in Class Actions, Litigation, Wage & HourOk, bear with me for a second. If your employees want to bring a class action against your company claiming that they should’ve been paid overtime, there are typically two ways to do so: Bring a claim under state law, or bring a claim under federal law (Fair Labor Standards Act). There’s a big difference:… Continue Reading
Federal Arbitration Act Preempts Connecticut Sales Representative Commission Statute
Posted in Wage & HourMy colleague, Joshua Hawks-Ladds, has this post regarding an important new case that further explains the breadth of the preemption effect of the Federal Arbitration Act, a case he handled on behalf of our client, Ulti-Mate Connector, Inc. Last week was a watershed moment for arbitration preemption cases, both at the federal and state level…. Continue Reading
When a Storm Hits, What’s an Employer to Do In Connecticut?
Posted in Laws and RegulationsUPDATED 6/25/10 This afternoon, Bridgeport Connecticut either had a pretty bad microburst, or a tornado. The National Weather Service has yet to make that determination, though having been right in the middle of it, it sure SEEMED like a tornado, with "whiteout" conditions. (UPDATE: The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in Main… Continue Reading
Retention Agreements: How the National Spotlight Now Shines on Connecticut’s Wage and Hour Laws
Posted in Wage & HourUPDATED Various blogs have started to link to this one today after AIG released a white paper to support its assertion that it was required to make payments to various executives and employees over the last week. It turns out that the retention plan at issue is to be construed under Connecticut’s wage and hour laws. As bloggers and commentators will quickly realize,… Continue Reading
BREAKING: Conn. Supreme Court Rules That Bonuses Based on Subjective Factors Are Not Wages
Posted in Wage & HourRemember a Connecticut appellate decision a few weeks ago that suggested that a bonus allegedly promised to an associate could be "wages" under Connecticut’s wage statutes? Indeed, a fellow Connecticut blogger suggested that 2008 was shaping to be a banner year for employees. Well, not so fast. A new Connecticut Supreme Court decision today (and… Continue Reading
Did You Know? Connecticut Wage Claims Have 2-Year Time Limit
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Wage & HourOne occasional feature of this blog is a short post on a law or regulation that is commonly overlooked. Today’s installment revolves around wage and hour claims in Connecticut. Suppose that an employee claims that he is entitled to unpaid overtime wages for years because he has been misclassified as an exempt worker. How far… Continue Reading
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