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Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Newsletters, Wage and Hour Law | April 24, 2015
Apparently, some employers have started using a staffing policy in which they will tentatively schedule workers to be there and… Continue reading Can my employer cancel my shift before I even get there?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Employee Rights, Uncategorized, Unpaid Overtime Wages, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | April 21, 2015
Many employers seem to think that they can pay an employee who is involved in selling products away from the… Continue reading Outside Sales Exemption from Overtime Pay Not as Simple as You Might Think.
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Newsletters, Wage and Hour Law | April 17, 2015
You may have seen news coverage of the rallies taking place here in Connecticut and elsewhere by workers in certain… Continue reading What’s the “Fight for $15?”
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Discrimination, Employee Rights, Employer Retaliation, Gender, Retaliation, Uncategorized, Whistle Blower, Whistleblower Rights, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Termination | April 14, 2015
A federal court in Washington D.C. has denied an employer’s motion to dismiss the claims of a female executive at… Continue reading D.C. Court Allows Whistleblower’s Court Case to Proceed!
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Newsletters | April 10, 2015
Most employers have a harassment policy (prohibiting sexual harassment and harassment based on membership in other protected classes, for example… Continue reading My employer’s harassment policy requires that I report harassment to a “manager,” but it’s not clear who that is. What do I have to do to follow the policy?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Connecticut News, Employee Rights, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | April 9, 2015
Last week, a federal judge sitting in Connecticut sided with employees in awarding damages to four persons hired to clean… Continue reading New Haven Legal Aid Wins for Unpaid Employees!
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Independent Contractor, Uncategorized | April 8, 2015
As you can imagine, this practice is not legal. A Connecticut statute specifically prohibits this Depression era practice. Conn. Gen.… Continue reading Some Employers Make Employees Pay to Work!
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Newsletters | March 27, 2015
Probably not- as long as you have the sick time available to you as paid time off and don’t abuse… Continue reading Can I be disciplined for using my sick days?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Unpaid Overtime Wages, Wage / Hour | March 26, 2015
Yesterday, a federal judge in Connecticut denied Fresh Market’s Motion for Summary Judgment (a kind of motion to dismiss a… Continue reading Fresh Market Department Managers Defeat Employer’s Motion!
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Connecticut Supreme Court, Whistle Blower, Whistleblower Rights | March 24, 2015
The Connecticut Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case against Swiss bank UBS by a former employee. In… Continue reading Connecticut Supreme Court Takes Up Whistleblower Case!
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