Posted 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 | 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 | Class Actions, Employee Rights, Unpaid Overtime Wages, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | March 12, 2015
On March 14, 2014, a group of Payless shoe store employees, specifically Store Managers and Store Leaders, filed a complaint… Continue reading Payless Shoes Pays its Managers Less, Settles Case for $2.9 Million
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Employee Rights, Unpaid Overtime Wages, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | March 10, 2015
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a federal appeals opinion that had invalidated a U.S. Department of Labor interpretation stating… Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court Upholds DOL Rule that Mortgage Loan Officers Are Entitled to Overtime Pay
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Unpaid Overtime Wages, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | February 25, 2015
The compass group, a North Carolina based food-service management and support company, has been sued in a collective action accusing… Continue reading Compass Group sued in Collective Action alleging Assistant Managers should have been paid overtime.
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Newsletters, Wage and Hour Law | February 6, 2015
Maybe not. Often, the banks that issue these cards charge fees to withdraw money or use them to pay for… Continue reading Can my employer pay me using a pre-paid ATM card?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Newsletters, Wage and Hour Law | January 30, 2015
Yes, employers may do this. If you are performing different types of tasks for the same employer, it can pay… Continue reading Can I be paid a different rate at the same job when I do different work?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Newsletters, Wage and Hour Law | January 23, 2015
A federal appeals court just held that the employer is liable for overtime worked by hourly employees if it knows or… Continue reading I’m not getting paid for the overtime hours I work, and my employer has a “no-overtime” policy. If I clock out and continue to work, should I still be paid for those hours?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Unpaid Overtime Wages, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | January 23, 2015
On January 13, 2015 a federal judge in Springfield Massachusetts dismissed the case challenging GNC’s halftime overtime policy sometimes… Continue reading Federal Court in Massachusetts Dismisses Challenge to GNC’s “Chinese Overtime” Policy – Plaintiffs likely to appeal!
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Unpaid Overtime Wages, Wage and Hour Law | October 23, 2014
Project Administrative Assistants and Project Accountants have sued Walsh construction for unpaid overtime wages in a federal court in Connecticut.… Continue reading Court rules against Walsh Construction in overtime case!
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