Vaccinated? Here s where you can get a free drink in Fairfield
Serenity Bishop
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Ole Dog Tavern s planned new location at 1920 Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield, Conn., in early September 2018.Alexander Soule / Hearst Connecticut Media
As COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift in Connecticut Wednesday, Gov. Ned Lamont has partnered with the Connecticut Restaurant Association to launch the #CTDrinksOnUs campaign.
From May 19 to May 31, residents that received the COVID vaccine will be able to select one drink from a list of pre-set drinks at any participating restaurant. Customers simply have to show their vaccine cards.
Here’s a list of restaurants in Fairfield participating in #CTDrinksOnUs:
Labor Dept.: Suits against restaurateurs for retaliation are rare
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Chubby s Pub operated in Black Rock for over a decade before closing its doors.Keila Torres Ocasio / Hearst Connecticut Media
When the U.S. Department of Labor filed suit against two local restaurant owners for retaliating against employees who won back pay after complaining to federal officials, the case became one of only three of its kind in the past six months in all of New England.
Spokesman Edmund Fitzgerald said “retaliation” lawsuits against employers by the labor department are rare.
According to the lawsuit, Edwin Hernandez was employed as a dishwasher at the Ole Dog Tavern in Stratford when he filed a complaint with the labor department over about $20,000 in owed back wages and overtime.