<H3>• Connecticut Public Act 15-86 [SB00914]— Effective October 1, 2015</H3>

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AN ACT CONCERNING AN EMPLOYER'S FAILURE TO PAY WAGES With one exception, this bill requires, rather than allows, a court to award double damages plus court costs and attorney's fees if it finds that an employer failed to (1) pay an employee's wages, accrued fringe benefits, or arbitration award or (2) meet the law's requirements for an employee's minimum wage or overtime rates. Under the bill, the double-damage requirement does not apply to employers who establish a good-faith belief that their underpayments were legal. Such employers must, however, pay full damages, plus court costs and attorney's fees. Existing law also allows the labor commissioner to collect unpaid wages and payments or bring a civil suit on the employee's behalf. NOTE: The analysis provided here may not be based on the ultimate language of the new Public Act as the legislature may have fiddled with it in the final stages of the law’s passage. A final copy of the language of the law can be found at ConnecticutLegislature. NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought.. © 2015 Connecticut Human Resource Reports, LLC URL: http://connecticuthumanresources.blogspot.com/

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