Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Newsletters | March 10, 2017
NO. It was recently reported that employees at TD Bank have been pressured to violate banking laws in order to meet sales… Continue reading Can My Employer Pressure Me To Break the Law?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Department of Labor, Federal Government, National Labor News, Public Policy | March 10, 2017
Congress is attempting to eliminate class actions. This is bad for employees. When employers violate state or federal wage laws,… Continue reading House Bill Seeks To Eliminate Class Actions
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Newsletters | March 3, 2017
It depends. Generally, employers have the right to hire, fire, promote, demote and assign work at will, or as they… Continue reading Can my employer make me work a shift that is inconvenient for me?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Department of Labor, Employee Rights, Newsletters, Public Policy, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | February 21, 2017
There is a bill presently pending in the Connecticut General Assembly which, if passed, will eliminate restaurant employers’ right to… Continue reading Should Connecticut Servers Be Paid The Minimum Wage?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Employee Rights, Newsletters, Unpaid Overtime Wages, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | January 27, 2017
Sometimes. Recently, financial advisors have obtained settlements claiming that they should have been paid for the time they spent studying… Continue reading Does my employer have to pay me to study?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Newsletters | January 23, 2017
No. Employees are not the same as Independent Contractors. Only independent contractors can be paid on a 1099. Employees must… Continue reading Can my employer pay me on a 1099?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Connecticut News, Employee Rights, Employer Retaliation, Whistle Blower, Whistleblower Rights, Wrongful Termination | December 12, 2016
By now most of us are aware of the Wells Fargo scandal. The bank allegedly opened millions of bank… Continue reading Fired Wells Fargo employees claim the bank encouraged them!
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Constitutional Civil Rights, Constitutional Rights, Employee Rights, Free Speech | November 21, 2016
Can I protest Trump (or any President) at work? In Connecticut, yes you can. We have a law that prohibits… Continue reading Can You Protest Trump at Work?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Employee Rights, Federal Government, Public Policy, Uncategorized | November 13, 2016
Like him or hate him, Donald Trump is going to be the next president of the United States. Here are… Continue reading Three Things You Must Know About How President Trump Will Affect Employee Rights
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Employee Rights, Wrongful Termination | October 24, 2016
Do those 5,000 employees have the right to sue Wells Fargo? Maybe. Employers generally cannot tell you to do something,… Continue reading Wells Fargo fired over 5,000 employees who participated in its scheme to open bank accounts for customers without their permission.
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