Part I – Common Claims Construction is one of the largest industries in the country. Jobs in the construction industry can offer a viable pathway to financial security, particularly for workers without a four-year undergraduate degree. My grandfather, who left…
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Retaliation Claims Under the Massachusetts PFML Leave Law: What Employees Need to Know
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What Is PFML? Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) is a Massachusetts program that allows employees to take paid time off for family or medical reasons. It is funded by employer and employee contributions and is separate from the federal…
When “Payday” Comes Only Once a Month: Why Massachusetts Employers Face Treble-Damages Exposure for Monthly Payrolls
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On February 21, 2025, Boston University lecturer Lydia Curtin-Wilding filed a putative class action alleging BU paid faculty only once a month—on the last business day—without securing the required written elections. BU’s bid to dismiss was rejected on May 23,…
Class Action Arbitration Order: FreedomRoads and Celebrity Marcus Lemonis
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We are excited to announce a major victory for our client and 101 other sales associates in our battle against FreedomRoads, LLC and its celebrity owner, Marcus Lemonis, for unpaid overtime and Sunday premium pay. On January 22, 2025, an…
Employer paying your wages late? “One day” matters
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The Massachusetts Wage Act sets strict deadlines as to when your employer must pay your earned wages. The Act requires that employers pay their employees earned wages within six or seven days of the pay period in which the wages…
Care Coordinators May be Misclassified and Entitled to Overtime and Backpay
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Managed Care Organizations (MCO’s) often contract with State Health Departments to provide care for dually eligible Medicaid and Medicare patients pursuant to requirements established by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Care coordinators provide case management services…
Mass SJC: Late Wage Payments are Lost Wages Subject to Treble Damages
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If your employer does not pay your earned wages on the date they are due, you are immediately entitled to triple damages on the late amount. If you are terminated, all wages, including vacation pay, are due on the date…
Reading Commission Contracts: Your Unpaid Commissions Can Be Trebled Under the Massachusetts Wage Act
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The Massachusetts Wage Act (“Wage Act” or “Act”) requires all earned wages to be paid within six days of the end of pay period. M.G.L. c. 149, s. 148. The Wage Act applies to commission payments as long as the…
Wage Claims for Uber and Lyft Drivers
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Recent litigation in Massachusetts has focused on whether rideshare drivers for companies such as Lyft and Uber are misclassified as independent. In the case of Cunningham v. Lyft, Inc., No. 1:19-cv-11974-IT, 2020 WL 2616302 (D. Mass. May 22, 2020) a…
My employer didn’t pay me, what can I do: What Do You Do if Your Employer Doesn’t Pay You
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What do you do if your employer doesn’t pay you? Well, if your employer has not paid you your paycheck, Massachusetts law guarantees you certain rights. First, your employer must pay you within six days after your pay period ends…