Insight on Labor & Employment Developments for Connecticut Businesses
As I continue this week to recap some important FLSA decisions this summer by the Second Circuit, the next one will be important in the long run for employers.
Wage and hour claims have been a thorn in employers side for a while now. (My friend, Molly DiBianca of the always fabulous, Delaware Employment Law…
Back in February, I noted that a motion to dismiss in federal court — while still difficult to achieve — still had a pulse. That’s important for employers because it provides a mechanism for getting rid of frivolous claims early on with lower costs than federal lawsuits typically cost.
A new district court case gives…
For many years, motions to dismiss in discrimination cases were becoming a rarity, mainly because courts were loath to grant them. But the U.S. Supreme Court in the last few years has given the motions new life and recent District Court decisions are now showing the effects.
Latest case in point: Barker v. UBS AG…
