State v. Lynch
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Rogers, C. X, and Palmer, Vertefeuille, Schaller and Quinn, Xs.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROGERS, C. J.
The defendant, Daniel P. Lynch, appeals 1 from the judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of four counts of failure to pay wages in violation of General Statutes § 31-71b. 2 The question presented by this appeal is whether an agreement between an employer and his employees, providing that the employees’ back wages will not become “due” within the meaning of § 31-7 lb (a) until the employer receives revenue sufficient to pay those wages, is contrary to public policy and, therefore, an invalid defense in a criminal prosecution for failure to pay wages. The defendant…
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