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Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Wage and Hour Law | June 28, 2024
According to a report from MSN, thousands of Amazon drivers across multiple U.S. states—including Massachusetts—are taking legal action to seek… Continue reading Massachusetts Wage & Hour Claims: More than 10,000 Amazon Drivers Seeking Compensation for Unpaid Wages
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | FMLA, Wage and Hour Law | January 7, 2022
In June of 2019, the Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) was signed into law. It is one… Continue reading What Employees Can Expect When Connecticut’s Paid Leave Law Takes Effect January 1st, 2022
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Employee Rights, National Labor News, U.S. Supreme Court | May 27, 2016
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday, in Lewis v. Epic Systems Corporation, __ F.3d __ (7th Cir.… Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: SEVENTH CIRCUIT SAYS CLASS ACTION WAIVERS VIOLATE NLRA AND ARE UNENFORCEABLE
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Connecticut News, Employee Rights, Family and Medical Leave Act, Pregnant Mothers | April 18, 2016
The Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore was proud to be on the Host Committee for an event held Wednesday April 13,… Continue reading Campaign for Paid Family Leave!
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!
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Class Actions, Connecticut News, Employee Rights, Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law | November 10, 2015
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?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Constitutional Rights, Employee Rights, Free Speech | September 16, 2015
Generally speaking, state statutes, the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and Article First, Sec. 4 of the Connecticut Constitution… Continue reading Free speech in the workplace- can you or can’t you?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Constitutional Civil Rights, Discrimination, Employee Rights, Sexual Orientation, U.S. Supreme Court | September 8, 2015
Yup. She’s an elected official, so she can’t be “fired,” but if she were an employee, her religious beliefs would… Continue reading If Kim Davis were an employee, could she be fired for refusing to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples?
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