Where a former employee sued for an unpaid commission, the case on the commission was dismissed, but the claim of being fired in retaliation for making a claim was allowed to continue. WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT… The wage act, like most worker protection laws, penalizes retaliation against workers for seeking protection under the law. The company argued that because the wage act claim was dismissed, the related retaliation claim should be dismissed as well. The court denied the

A former employee claimed that failing to pay amounts owed under a profit-sharing agreement violated the Massachusetts payment of wages law. The court dismissed the claim.

Forfeiting benefits for violating the no-solicitation agreement does not violate the statute that prohibits forfeiture of non-competition payments.

A Rhode Island resident employed by a Massachusetts company sued under the Massachusetts Wage Act. The court refused to dismiss the case.

DOL has consistently argued that travel between workplaces is compensable time, meaning it must be paid for and counts toward the total hours worked to determine whether overtime pay is required. The Supreme Court has agreed.

A former employee sued an officer of her defunct employer for non-payment of wages. The court dismissed the case.

Preparing for Massachusetts' Pay Transparency Law

Commissions-Based Compensation Violated Overtime and Sunday Pay Laws

An employer waited three weeks before paying a terminated employee for accrued vacation time. The lower court found that since the...