Jackson Lewis: Connecticut's New Damages Standard Weighs Against Employers | Practical Law

Jackson Lewis: Connecticut's New Damages Standard Weighs Against Employers | Practical Law

This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis P.C. discusses An Act Concerning An Employer's Failure to Pay Wages (Senate Bill No. 914, Public Act No. 15-86), a bill requiring any employer that pays its employees less than the minimum wage or overtime wages that are due to award the employee attorney's fees and costs, as well as double the full amount of the minimum wage or overtime wages, unless the employer can establish good faith. The Act, which replaces and supersedes prior Connecticut case law, became effective on October 1, 2015.

Jackson Lewis: Connecticut's New Damages Standard Weighs Against Employers

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Jackson Lewis: Connecticut's New Damages Standard Weighs Against Employers

by Jackson Lewis P.C.
Published on 23 Nov 2015Connecticut, United States
This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis P.C. discusses An Act Concerning An Employer's Failure to Pay Wages (Senate Bill No. 914, Public Act No. 15-86), a bill requiring any employer that pays its employees less than the minimum wage or overtime wages that are due to award the employee attorney's fees and costs, as well as double the full amount of the minimum wage or overtime wages, unless the employer can establish good faith. The Act, which replaces and supersedes prior Connecticut case law, became effective on October 1, 2015.