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Tag Archives: Massachusetts Wage Act
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
Fed Ex Can Classify Drivers as Independent Contractors, But Beware in Massachusetts
Although a federal trial court in Indiana recently ruled that FedEx may continue classifying many of its drivers as independent contractors, this decision will have no bearing on companies that do business in Massachusetts. Massachusetts may be the toughest state … Continue reading
Posted in Labor and Employment
Tagged Fed Ex, independent contractors, Massachusetts Wage Act, worker misclassification
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Federal court says Massachusetts wage/hour laws may apply to employees who perform work in other states
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts has held that a Massachusetts company may be liable under the Massachusetts Wage Act for failing to pay overtime to an employee, even though that employee worked in the company’s … Continue reading
Posted in Labor and Employment
Tagged FLSA, Massachusetts Wage Act, United States District Court, wage/hour
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Massachusetts Attorney General's Office Reaches Settlements in Four Wage Hour Cases Involving Restaurant Delivery Companies
Simultaneous with the launch of the IRS’s new initiative on worker misclassification, Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office announced, just this past week, that it reached settlements in four separate misclassification cases. In each of these cases, the Attorney General’s Office … Continue reading
Posted in Labor and Employment
Tagged Attorney General's Office, independent contractors, IRS, Martha Coakley, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Wage Act, wage/hour, worker misclassification
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Wage War on the Wage Hour Class Action Before Getting Slammed
$40 million. $14 million. These figures represent only two examples of the massive expense wage/hour class actions can be for employers. And, these two figures only represent the settlement amounts for these cases and do not account for the time … Continue reading
Posted in Labor and Employment
Tagged Boston Globe, Canyon Ranch, class action, FLSA, Massachusetts statute, Massachusetts Wage Act, meal breaks, overtime, Salvation Army, triple damages, wage/hour, wages, Wal-Mart
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Learning the Hard Way: the SJC's recent reminder that worker misclassification costs big bucks
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, guess what – it is a duck. This means that you can’t try to call it a fish, because it just isn’t. This old adage so aptly describes situations … Continue reading
Posted in Labor and Employment
Tagged independent contractors, Massachusetts Wage Act, Supreme Judicial Court, worker misclassification
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