Whether a function of recent legislation or a rule tying the minimum wage to inflation, the minimum wage will increase in more than a dozen states in the new year, as it did last year. These changes impact workers at or near the minimum wage (including, in many cases, tipped workers), and also
Connecticut
Connecticut Governor Malloy Signs Minimum Wage Increase Into Law
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in Connecticut, Minimum Wage
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 increases 45 cents (from $8.25 to $8.70) and a second increase of 30 cents takes effect on Jan. 1, 2015 bringing…
Connecticut State Court Upholds Application of Fluctuating Workweek
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in Connecticut
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 on these issues, and state courts and departments of labor often provide only limited guidance. In a new decision, one Connecticut state…
Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Discretionary Bonus Not Subject to Wage Statute
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in Connecticut
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 Law Firm, P.C., SC 18292 (Conn., June 8, 2010). Ziotas concerned a law firm associate employed pursuant to an at-will employment…