Connecticut employment attorney Richard Hayber is known for zealously advocating for his clients, and has particularly become associated with challenging restaurants for underpaying servers.

However, a new statute has got in the way of three pending class actions.

The cases, Fenton v. HarperWoodford v. HRG ManagementFarias v. Rodriguez, similarly state that restaurants in Connecticut can only take tip credit if they record the amount claimed as a separate point on the wage record on a weekly basis, acquire weekly signed tip statements and limit employees to service work.