Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Discretionary Bonus Not Subject to Wage Statute
As discussed here, Connecticut’s highest court has clarified that discretionary bonuses are not subject to that state’s wage claim statute, Conn. Gen. Stat. 31-72, et seq. See Ziotas v. The Reardon...
View ArticleConnecticut State Court Upholds Application of Fluctuating Workweek
As we consistently explain, state wage and hour laws do not always follow the FLSA in regard to determining exempt status and issues pertaining to calculation of overtime. State law is often unclear...
View ArticleConnecticut Governor Malloy Signs Minimum Wage Increase Into Law
Joining its neighbor New York, as per a bill signed into law on June 6, 2013 by Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Connecticut’s state minimum wage will increase. Effective January 1, 2014, the minimum wage...
View ArticleConnecticut to Join the Increasing Number of States Enacting a $15 Minimum...
With Governor Ed Lamont pledging to sign it into law, Connecticut will become the latest state to pass a $15.00 per hour minimum wage bill joining, among other states, its Northeast neighbors New York,...
View ArticleConnecticut’s Minimum Wage Increases to $12 per hour on September 1
In May 2019, Connecticut joined a host of other states, including New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, in passing a bill that, pursuant to a series of incremental increases over time, will raise...
View ArticleConnecticut’s Minimum Wage Increasing to $14 on July 1
As previously reported in this blog, Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase $1.00, to $14.00 per hour, beginning tomorrow, July 1. It is the penultimate step of a 2019 law enacting a series of tiered...
View ArticleConnecticut’s Pandemic “Hero Pay” Program Goes Into Effect
Private-sector essential employees who worked in Connecticut during the pandemic may receive up to $1,000 in premium pay (i.e., “hero pay”), through a $30 million fund established under the state...
View Article
