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...