Over the weekend, the Hartford Business Journal published a revealing look at Connecticut’s efforts to crackdown on companies that avoid paying employee taxes and workers’ compensation insurance. Indeed, according to the published report, the s
tate’s efforts resulted in 220 stop-work orders at construction sites across Connecticut.
But the report goes on to contend that
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Back in February, a federal court in Connecticut dismissed a lawsuit brought by three former wrestlers who contended, among other things, that they were improperly classified as independent contractors.
The case garnered national attention (see, for example, this post by Zach Lowe at The American Lawyer) for a variety of reasons, including the disclosure
Many weeks after the WWE filed its motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by three former WWE wrestlers ("Raven" and "Kanyon" and others — otherwise known as Scott Levy, Chris Klucsartis and Michael Sanders ), the wrestlers have fired back filing their papers opposing WWE’s motion. (For full coverage of this lawsuit, click here.)
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Here’s a quick update on some items and topics that have been covered by the blog over the past year:
My post on the WWE lawsuit involving three former wrestlers known as Raven, Kanyon and Mike Sanders has drawn extraordinary interest. (Although I used to follow things when I was younger — Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka was among my favorites — I must say I haven’t followed it closely lately.)
But along with the interest, I’ve seen rampant speculation
UPDATE 10/8/08 – I have posted a FAQ on the lawsuit this morning due to the extraordinary interest in this subject. You can find it here.
UPDATE 10/7/08 – Welcome various wrestling fans (who are visiting by the thousands this morning)! The links to the contracts are below.
One note to clarify some of the
With lots of little things going up, it’s time to followup on a few topics we’ve covered in the last few days and some other notable posts from around the web.
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As I’ve cross-posted over at Overlawyered.com today, three wrestlers have sued Connecticut-based World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
(WWE) claiming that they have been improperly classified as "independent contractors" and not employees.
On Friday, WWE removed the lawsuit to federal court from state court claiming that federal questions are implicated in what would otherwise seem to be
As I posted yesterday, the Connecticut General Assembly is back in session. The Labor & Public Employees Committee is busy holding hearings this week on various bills now pending before the General Assembly.
One batch of bills is up for consideration this afternoon. A second batch 
is up for a hearing this Thursday
The Second Circuit has continued its emphasis on employment law cases this week with a new case today, Salamon v. Our Lady of Victory Hospital, discussing whether a physician with staff privileges at a hospital, is an employee of the hosptial (which would allow the employee to sue under federal discrimination laws.)
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