The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has upended life in the Commonwealth, causing serious health problems, mass layoffs, and fundamentally changing our day-to-day lives. While many “non-essential” employers have shuttered in response to Governor Baker’s COVID-19 order, many employers remain open because…
Commissions, Overtime Wages, Uncategorized
Governor Baker Attempts to Take Away Earned Overtime
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UPDATED November 7, 2019: Due to an impressive level of pushback from Massachusetts workers, the provisions in the Baker budget that would have deprived commission-only workers of their earned overtime were removed during deliberations in the Massachusetts legislature. Two key takeaways…
Class Actions, Overtime Wages
Case Report: Massachusetts Superior Court Certifies Car Sales Employee Class Action
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On July 23, 2019, the Massachusetts Superior Court for Plymouth County certified a class of sales employees in Speakman v. Sullivan Bros. Nissan, Inc., et al., Case No. 16-00165, an unpaid wage class action. Our law firm was appointed as…
Class Actions, Overtime Wages
Six Flags Overtime Decision
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On June 20, 2019, the Massachusetts Superior Court for Suffolk County issued a major decision regarding the rights of amusement park workers to overtime pay. We represent a class of approximately 10,000 seasonal Six Flags New England workers in a…
Overtime Wages
Overtime for Commission-Only Employees
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On May 8, 2019, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a major decision guaranteeing overtime to employees who are paid on a commission-only basis. The case is Sullivan v. Sleepy’s LLC. The SJC was considering whether salespeople who receive only…
Class Actions, Massachusetts Wage Claims, Travel Time Pay
Case Report: $2 Million Wage Act Class Action Settlement
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On January 14, 2019, settlement checks went out to the more than a thousand class members in a class action we brought against a Massachusetts home healthcare company. We were appointed as counsel for a settlement class of home health…