February 22, 2022
Two Connecticut restaurant companies agreed to pay $150,000 to the U.S. Department of Labor, ending a lawsuit claiming the companies forced employees to kick back money they received in wage and hour settlements.
March 30, 2021
A U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit accusing Connecticut restaurant companies of making employees kick back money they received in wage and hour settlements is exempt from initial discovery protocols that would have required the parties to exchange certain materials, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
February 19, 2021
Two Connecticut restaurant companies engaged in "intimidation tactics" to coerce employees into returning thousands of dollars of back pay paid out in settlements with the U.S. Department of Labor, the agency has alleged in a lawsuit filed in federal court.