Labor and Employment Law

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Cutler v. Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. LLC

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Monday, April 8, 2013

If employment action that allegedly qualifies as adverse employment action takes place prior to "retaliation," a worker may not be able to prove employment retaliation.

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Commissioner of Labor v. Oracle America Inc.

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Monday, April 8, 2013

Absent proof that an employer transferred an employee to a non-commission position, an employer may be responsible to pay the employee performance-based commission wages.

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Vera v. Waterbury Hospital

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Monday, April 8, 2013

A reasonable jury could not find that a worker who is gay was discharged because of sexual orientation, if supervisors offered to help with his application for medical leave, held open his job 78 days, even though he did not file the application, and asked that he return.

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Parete v. The Stop & Shop Supermarket LLC

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Monday, April 1, 2013

An informal, oral complaint to a supervisor may not qualify as a "protected activity" under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise v. Christison

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Monday, April 1, 2013

Even if an employee previously received "outstanding" job performance reviews, the Board of Review may lack authority to reinstate the worker, if the worker continued to violate company policy after receipt of written warnings.

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Meucci v. City of Hartford

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Monday, March 25, 2013

An employer's refusal to build a wheelchair ramp to permit a worker to access her work area, in the event that an elevator does not work, may constitute a failure to accommodate, even if the employer permits the worker to telecommute.

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Adams v. Festival Fun Parks LLC

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Monday, March 25, 2013

Allegations that a co-worker called the plaintiff "stupid," asked, "What the heck is wrong with you?" and said, "Get down on your knees," may be insufficient to prove a prima facie case of hostile-work environment.

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Sheetz v. Town of Windham

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Monday, March 18, 2013

When the phrase "normal retirement date" in a collective bargaining contract is susceptible to differing interpretations, summary judgment may not be appropriate.

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Schenarts v. Norwalk [Cove] Marina

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Monday, March 11, 2013

Except in the event of a bona fide occupational qualification or need, an employer may not discriminate on the basis of an employee's physical disability.

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Local 1336, Amalgamated Transit, Union, AFL-CIO v. First Student Inc.

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Monday, March 11, 2013

An individual who is hired as a trainee may not be entitled to a wage increase that is granted to non-trainees, pursuant to a collective bargaining contract.