Shortt v. New Milford Police Department

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of the trial court dismissing an action brought against his employer under General Statutes § 31-721 for nonpayment of wages. The sole question before us is whether the trial court erred in finding a lack of subject matter jurisdiction for the plaintiffs failure to exhaust available grievance procedures under a collective bargaining agreement. We find error.

The following facts are relevant to this appeal. The plaintiff was hired by the defendant New Milford police department as a police officer. After completing his training, he began working…