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
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 Action, Wage
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…
Overtime
Supreme Judicial Court Issues Ruling on Agricultural Overtime Pay
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Today the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued an important decision in favor of agricultural workers. The case is Arias-Villano et al. v. Chang & Sons Enterprises, Inc. which was brought on behalf of workers of a company farming and distributing…
Class Action, Overtime, Wage
Case Report: Massachusetts Superior Court Certifies Home Health Aide Class Action
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On February 25, 2019, the Massachusetts Superior Court for Suffolk County certified three classes of home health aides in Portillo, et al., v. Compassionate Homecare Inc., et al., Case No. 17-0283A, an unpaid wage class action. Our law firm was…
Class Action, Wage
Case Report: Wage Act Class Action Settled on Behalf of Home Health Aides
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On November 19, 2018, the Massachusetts Superior Court for Suffolk County approved a settlement of a class action we brought against a Massachusetts home care agency. We were appointed as counsel for a settlement class of approximately 1,200 home health…