Legal Opinion
Commissioner of Labor v. C.J.M. Services, Inc.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided October 15, 2002No. AC 22090PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
This is a case about unpaid employees of a subcontractor working on a public works project. It presents the question of whether the commissioner of labor, who has the authority to collect unpaid wages on behalf of employees pursuant to General Statutes § 31-72 (wage collection statute), is permitted to sue the general contractor and its surety to enforce payment on a labor and materials bond pursuant to General Statutes §§ 49-41 (public works statute) and 49-42 (bond enforcement statute). The trial court answered this question in the negative. We disagree and, accordingly,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Bridgeport Hospital v. Commission on Human Rights & OpportunitiesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. MetzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman, Inc. v. EI Constructors, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. GonzalezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- Commissioner of Labor v. C.J.M. Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- Ribeiro v. Fasano, Ippolito & Lee, P.C.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2015