Legal Opinion

Ziotas v. Reardon Law Firm, PC

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided June 8, 2010No. SC 18292PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ROGERS, C. J.

The issue raised by this appeal is whether a year-end bonus, the amount of which is discretionary, constitutes wages under General Statutes § 31-71a (3). The plaintiff, Angelo A. Ziotas, brought this action against the defendant, The Reardon Law Firm, P.C., alleging that the defendant had breached an agreement to pay him a year-end bonus and seeking statutory damages under General Statutes § 31-72. The trial court, Corradino, J., granted the defendant’s motion to strike the plaintiffs claim under § 31-72. After the plaintiff filed an amended complaint containing an amended…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. v. FitzpatrickCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  2. Truelove v. Northeast Capital & Advisory, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2000
  3. Tianti v. William Raveis Real Estate, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
  4. State v. CookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
  5. Weems v. Citigroup, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2008

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  5. Aqleh v. Cadlerock Joint Venture II, L.P.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2010

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