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Jul2017

Unpaid Wages – Interest

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On June 26, 2017, in a case of first impression argued by Attorney Adam J. Shafran, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a unanimous 7-0 decision holding that employees who are owed unpaid wages are entitled to recover prejudgment interest at the rate of 1% a month on their unpaid ... Read More

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May2017

Unpaid Wages: Compensation for On-Call Time

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Employers often think they are entitled to have their employees "on-call" and do not have to pay them for such time so long as the employee is not performing any work during the on-call time. This is incorrect, and Massachusetts has specific laws governing the compensation of on-call time. They ... Read More

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Apr2017

Unpaid Meal Breaks – Does It Pay To Eat?

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In a recent class action law suit brought by employees of a security company, the Massachusetts Superior Court described the legal standard to be applied when determining whether thirty-minute meal breaks constitute compensable working time. In this case brought under the Massachusetts Wage Act, the employer Longwood Security Services Inc. ... Read More

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Mar2017

Independent Contractor Misclassification: Lawsuit Filed Against Transportation Company

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Have you been misclassified as an independent contractor? On March 17, 2017, Attorney Adam J. Shafran and Rudolph Friedmann LLP filed a class action lawsuit against Smart Transportation, Inc. and related companies ("Smart") to recover damages on behalf of a class of drivers who alleged they were misclassified as independent contractors ... Read More

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Mar2015

Arbitrating Wage Act Claims Under Collective Bargaining Agreement

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Where a collective bargaining agreement requires wage claims to be arbitrated, the agreement to arbitrate is enforceable so long as relief can be provided within the collective bargaining agreement process. Under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, when §301 pre-empts a plaintiff’s Massachusetts Wage Act claim, that claim must ... Read More

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Mar2015

Independent Contractors – Class Actions

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A class action may be maintained if, among other things, the court finds that the questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members, and that a class action is superior to other available methods for fairly and efficiently adjudicating the controversy. ... Read More

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Feb2015

Retaliation Against Employee’s Under the Wage Act

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Under the Massachusetts’ Wage Act, employees are protected against retaliation from their employers. Aggrieved employees may bring an action for injunctive relief, damages, lost wages and other benefits against their employers. Section 148A of the Wage Act provides: “No employee shall be penalized by an employer in any way as a ... Read More