Connecticut Department of Labor refuses to enforce minimum wage law for servers! Could cost the average server over $5,000 per year in wages!

Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Employee Rights, Uncategorized, Wage / Hour | January 14, 2016

“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!

Recently, state and federal authorities have been cracking down on companies that misclassify workers as independent contractors when they are… Continue reading Independent Contractor misclassification in Connecticut: what are the remedies?

Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | U.S. Department of Labor, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | August 27, 2015

As of January 1, 2015, there have been new rules applying to workers in the home health industry. This… Continue reading 2015 Changes to the Minimum Wage and Overtime Rules Applying to Home Health Workers

The U.S. DOL has issued a new “interpretation” regarding when people who work can be classified as independent contractors,… Continue reading U.S. Department of Labor provides New Guidance on Independent Contractor/Employee Dichotomy

On June 30, 2015 the Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore and our co-counsel, Lichten & Liss-Riordan, filed a Motion in Federal… Continue reading Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore and Lichten & Liss-Riordan File Important Motion Against Compass Group!

Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Commissions, Employee Rights, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | June 18, 2015

Under Connecticut law, wages enjoy special protection. Conn. Gen. Stat. sec. 31-58 et seq. entitle an employee who has not… Continue reading Did you know? Sales Commissions are Protected like Wages in Connecticut for Some Reps!

Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Connecticut News, Employee Rights, Wage / Hour | June 10, 2015

Both of Connecticut’s Senators, Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, are backing a bill to prohibit employers from forcing low… Continue reading CT Senators Back Bill to Prohibit Non-Competes for Low-Wage Workers

On Friday, May 15, 2015, Rick Hayber and Tony Pantuso of the Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore won a jury verdict… Continue reading Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore Wins Overtime Wages for Insurance Underwriter!

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.