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Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | May 8, 2017
A class action in Connecticut seeking back wages for servers (waitresses and waiters) at Ruby Tuesday restaurants was put on… Continue reading Connecticut Ruby Tuesday Class Action Lawsuit put on Hold Until U.S. Supreme Court Rules
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 | 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, 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 | Department of Labor, Employee Rights, Unpaid Overtime Wages, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | May 31, 2016
According to an (https://www.npr.org/) NPR article, the state of New York is suing Domino’s Pizza, the United States’ largest pizza… Continue reading State Attorney General Cracks Down on Domino’s Pizza for Wage Theft
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, Unpaid Overtime Wages, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | February 3, 2016
Another limousine has been sued for overtime pay! Traditionally, limousine companies don’t pay overtime. They usually pay a fixed percentage… Continue reading LIMOUSINE COMPANIES STILL AREN’T GETTING THE MESSAGE!
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Employee Rights, Uncategorized, Wage / Hour | January 14, 2016
For decades, Connecticut had a set of laws and regulations which protected the rights of servers and bartenders better than… Continue reading Connecticut Department of Labor refuses to enforce minimum wage law for servers! Could cost the average server over $5,000 per year in wages!
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Employee Rights, Uncategorized, Unpaid Overtime Wages, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | December 16, 2015
The First Circuit Court of Appeals has made it a little easier for retail managers to succeed in lawsuits for… Continue reading “Managers” must be “in fact in charge” in order to be Exempt Executives, First Circuit holds. Being “in charge” under the FLSA is not merely a label!
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