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On January 11, 2024, Attorney Shafran filed a prevailing wage suit against a construction company alleging that the company failed to pay the employee the prevailing wage applicable to a gradall operator in violation of the Massachusetts prevailing wage law, G.L. c. 149, §27 et seq. If you are working on a prevailing wage job (i.e., a public job) and
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that the state prevailing wage statutes are not preempted by federal railway law and lowers the pleadings threshold for employees pursuing unpaid prevailing wage claims. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court SUMMARY: (court decision – opens in PDF) “Because the defendants’ argument is unsupported by the plain language of the ICCTA, and because the argument
On August 4, 2023, Attorney Shafran , on behalf of a former employee, filed suit against a paving and excavating company and its principals (collectively “Defendants”) alleging that the Defendants: (1) violated the Massachusetts prevailing wage law, G.L. c. 149, §26-27 et seq., as a result of the Defendants’ failure to pay the Plaintiff the applicable prevailing wage for all
The term “prevailing wage” refers to the minimum hourly wage rate that must be paid to workers on public works projects in Massachusetts. The prevailing wage is determined by the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development and is based on the prevailing wage rate for similar work in the same geographic area. Who is Affected by Prevailing Wage Laws?
On January 11, 2024, Attorney Shafran filed a prevailing wage suit against a construction company alleging that the company failed to pay the employee the prevailing wage applicable to a gradall operator in violation of the Massachusetts prevailing wage law, G.L. c. 149, §27 et seq. If you are working on a prevailing wage job (i.e., a public job) and
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that the state prevailing wage statutes are not preempted by federal railway law and lowers the pleadings threshold for employees pursuing unpaid prevailing wage claims. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court SUMMARY: (court decision – opens in PDF) “Because the defendants’ argument is unsupported by the plain language of the ICCTA, and because the argument
On August 4, 2023, Attorney Shafran , on behalf of a former employee, filed suit against a paving and excavating company and its principals (collectively “Defendants”) alleging that the Defendants: (1) violated the Massachusetts prevailing wage law, G.L. c. 149, §26-27 et seq., as a result of the Defendants’ failure to pay the Plaintiff the applicable prevailing wage for all
The term “prevailing wage” refers to the minimum hourly wage rate that must be paid to workers on public works projects in Massachusetts. The prevailing wage is determined by the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development and is based on the prevailing wage rate for similar work in the same geographic area. Who is Affected by Prevailing Wage Laws?
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