CT SB00914

Changes wage recovery claims from permissive ("may recover") to mandatory ("shall recover") for employees paid less than minimum wage or overtime wages under sections 31-58, 31-59, and 31-60.

Establishes two recovery pathways: employees can recover twice the unpaid wages, or if the employer had a good faith belief of legal compliance, recover only the full unpaid amount plus costs and attorney's fees in both cases.

Authorizes the Labor Commissioner to collect unpaid minimum wages, overtime wages, and interest calculated from the date wages should have been paid, and to bring legal action to recover twice the unpaid amount with costs and attorney's fees.

Amends section 31-72 to apply the same mandatory recovery and good faith defense provisions to employees not paid in accordance with sections 31-71a through 31-71i and section 31-76k, as well as to labor organizations enforcing arbitration awards.

Effective October 1, 2015.