Adam J. Shafran

Boston Employment Law Attorney

Adam J. Shafran

Boston Employment Law Attorney

(617) 419-0074

Call Attorney Shafran Today!

Adam J. Shafran

Boston Employment Law Attorney

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Jordan’s Furniture Pay Plan Violates Massachusetts Overtime Law

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held that Jordan’s Furniture’s pay plan for its sales employees violates Massachusetts overtime law by unlawfully utilizing draws against commissions to cover its overtime obligations. The SJC makes clear that employers cannot use commissions or draws against commissions to cover the overtime compensation owed to employees. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court SUMMARY: (court decision – opens

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Failed to Pay Employee Overtime Compensation

On March 7, 2024, Attorney Shafran filed suit against an antique and art moving and storage company and its owner alleging that it failed to pay an employee overtime compensation in violation of the Massachusetts, overtime statute, G.L. c. 151, §1A. If you are not receiving overtime compensation when you work over 40 hours in a workweek, Attorney Shafran can

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Unpaid Overtime Case

On August 22, 2023, Attorney Shafran, filed a class action suit (Unpaid Overtime) on behalf of current and former employees of a industrial flooring company and its principals (collectively “Defendants”) alleging that the Defendants: (1) violated  G.L. c. 151, § 1A (the Massachusetts overtime law), as a result of a company-wide policy pursuant to which the company fails to include,

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Overtime Wage Laws in Massachusetts: What Employees Need to Know

In Massachusetts, employees are entitled to receive overtime pay for any hours worked over 40 in a given workweek. The overtime rate is 1.5 times the employee’s regular hourly rate. This means that if an employee earns $20 per hour, they would be entitled to receive $30 per hour for any overtime hours worked. However, there are some exceptions to

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Jordan’s Furniture Pay Plan Violates Massachusetts Overtime Law

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held that Jordan’s Furniture’s pay plan for its sales employees violates Massachusetts overtime law by unlawfully utilizing draws against commissions to cover its overtime obligations. The SJC makes clear that employers cannot use commissions or draws against commissions to cover the overtime compensation owed to employees. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court SUMMARY: (court decision – opens

Read More »

Failed to Pay Employee Overtime Compensation

On March 7, 2024, Attorney Shafran filed suit against an antique and art moving and storage company and its owner alleging that it failed to pay an employee overtime compensation in violation of the Massachusetts, overtime statute, G.L. c. 151, §1A. If you are not receiving overtime compensation when you work over 40 hours in a workweek, Attorney Shafran can

Read More »

Unpaid Overtime Case

On August 22, 2023, Attorney Shafran, filed a class action suit (Unpaid Overtime) on behalf of current and former employees of a industrial flooring company and its principals (collectively “Defendants”) alleging that the Defendants: (1) violated  G.L. c. 151, § 1A (the Massachusetts overtime law), as a result of a company-wide policy pursuant to which the company fails to include,

Read More »

Overtime Wage Laws in Massachusetts: What Employees Need to Know

In Massachusetts, employees are entitled to receive overtime pay for any hours worked over 40 in a given workweek. The overtime rate is 1.5 times the employee’s regular hourly rate. This means that if an employee earns $20 per hour, they would be entitled to receive $30 per hour for any overtime hours worked. However, there are some exceptions to

Read More »

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