Wage and hour class actions are nothing new in Connecticut. Over the last few years, some employers, particularly in the restaurant field, have been blindsided by the sheer number of them. Some — to be sure — have merit to them.
But we’ve also seen class action lawsuits that attempt to push the envelope.
Take
Ok, 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:
Now that the dust has settled a bit, it’s time to look at the long-term impact of last month’s Supreme Court decision in AT&T v. Concepcion for employment matters. (For a great analysis of the decision itself, see this SCOTUSblog post.)
All the analysis that has been coming out seems to suggest that there are
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at several state workers can proceed with their claims that they were fired for political reasons in January 2003.
The decision in Conboy v. State of Connecticut (download here), arises from the state’s decision in early 2003