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Posted 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.
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Miscellaneous, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | August 29, 2016
Not always. Just because you are called an intern, doesn’t mean that you have to work for free. If you… Continue reading Can my boss make me work as a free intern?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Employee Rights, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | August 2, 2016
In Connecticut and Massachusetts, not unless they pay them the full minimum wage! In both Connecticut and Massachusetts, servers… Continue reading Can restaurants make servers clean up?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Employee Rights, Family and Medical Leave Act, Pregnant Mothers | July 26, 2016
Under both Connecticut and Massachusetts law, the answer is “no.” The Family and Medical Leave Act requires employers to… Continue reading Can my boss deny me FMLA leave even if I didn’t mention the FMLA?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Employee Rights, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | July 20, 2016
No. In Connecticut, employers may not withhold any amount of money from an employee’s pay without written authorization from the employee.… Continue reading Can my employer take deductions from my pay for insurance and other business expenses?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Unpaid Overtime Wages | July 9, 2016
A lawsuit brought in California seeks overtime pay for over 1,000 minor league baseball players under the Fair Labor Standards Act.… Continue reading Should minor league baseball players get overtime pay?
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