Legislature Will Not Override Lamont Veto of Restaurant Wages Bill.

It’s over. The legislature will not attempt to override Governor Ned Lamont’s veto of a job’s bill that extinguished the rights of some restaurant employees.

The bipartisan bill ran into trouble with a late addition that would have addressed a bifurcated wage schedule for service employees who perform other tasks. That section has not been the subject of a public hearing or meaningful debate during the long session. The controversy is the subject of litigation. Lamont objected to the legislature intervening in the pending matter.

Vote counters determined by the weekend that there were not 2/3 majorities in both chambers to override Lamont’s veto.