Failure to make payments covered by the Massachusetts wage act automatically entitled the plaintiff to triple damages and reasonable attorney fees in addition to the wages owed. Not all payments made by employers to employees are wages covered by that law.

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

The Washington Supreme Court (Court) held that any person who applies to a job posting that does not comply with the pay transparency requirements of the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act(EPOA) may seek damages under the statute, regardless of whether the individual actually intended to seek employment with the employer.    The EPOA requires employers to disclose salary, wage, and benefits information in all job postings. The Court held that any person who applies to

2025 New England Employment LAw Change

Raising the wages of employees to cover mileage expenses is not legal.

Massachusetts Adds Pay Transparency Law

An employer failed to pay $8,952.15 in accrued vacation pay when it discharged an employee. It paid the accrued vacation pay three weeks...