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Category Archives: Wage and Hour
Keeping Unpaid Internships Legal
The season is upon us when college students and recent graduates seek out unpaid internships, looking for a way to gain “real world” experience, and a possible foot in the door, in an otherwise suffering labor market. While the prospect … Continue reading
Be Careful What You Call It
In a recent decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) reversed and remanded the decision of a Superior Court Judge who had dismissed a plaintiff’s claim against his former city employer for failing to pay him his accrued but unused … Continue reading
Different Stripper, Same Claim: New Case Continues to Strip Away the Notion of Independent Contractor Status
A new independent contractor case serves as a painful reminder to Massachusetts businesses that our state and its legislators do not understand business. Many businesses, by their very nature or set up, rely upon contractors or consultants to meet their … Continue reading
Posted in Independent Contractor, Wage and Hour
Tagged independent contractor, wage and hour law
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Groundhog Hour: FLSA Implications to Consider When We “Fall Back”
For most people across the United States, residents of Massachusetts included, daylight savings time ends this Sunday, November 4, and we set the clocks back one hour at 2:00 a.m. When daylight savings time ends, employees working the “graveyard shift” … Continue reading
Posted in FLSA, Wage and Hour
Tagged daylight savings time, Fair Labor Standard Act, graveyard shift
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Hefty Consequence for Not Complying with the Massachusetts Tip Law
The Harvard Club has reached a four (4) million dollar settlement with wait staff employees related to a lawsuit alleging violations of the Massachusetts Tip Law. Wait staff filed a lawsuit against their employer alleging that the club charged patrons … Continue reading
Employees May Claim Retaliation Under the Wage Act
Employers may now be sued for retaliation if an adverse employment action is taken against employees because they enforce their rights under the Wage Act. A Bristol Superior Court Judge found that such a retaliation claim can be sustained, when … Continue reading
Posted in Wage and Hour
Tagged civil service statutes, retaliation, retaliation litigation, Wage Act
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Bonus Potential
A Massachusetts U.S. District Court recently found that an agreement about potential bonus eligibility was not an enforceable contract. Specifically, in Cooper v. Kenexa Technology, Inc., Plaintiff, Cooper, was hired by Kenexa after his former company, Brass Ring, was acquired … Continue reading
Posted in Wage and Hour
Tagged annual bonus, breach of contract, contract, potential bonus
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Massachusetts Blue Laws in a Nutshell: What Are My Labor Day Wage and Hour Obligations?
With Labor Day just around the corner, companies that remain open on this day often have questions about what obligations they have under the Massachusetts Blue Laws. The following represents answers to the most common questions we receive about the … Continue reading
Posted in Wage and Hour
Tagged Labor Day holiday, Massachusetts blue laws, overtime, wage and hour
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