Mass Wage Act Retaliation

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 motion.  The retaliation claim is separate from the wage act claim.