On September 25, 2023, Attorney Shafran filed a class action suit for unpaid wages on behalf of former Massachusetts-based employees of the Christmas Tree Shop (“CTS”), against Marc and Pam Salkovitz (the former owners of CTS) and Hilco Merchant Resources LLC (the liquidator in CTS’s bankruptcy) alleging 1) that the Defendants M. Salkovitz and P. Salkovitz violated the Massachusetts Wage Act, G.L. c. 149, § 148, by failing to timely pay all Massachusetts-based CTS employees the wages they earned during their final pay period, their accrued and unused vacation time and the additional compensation promised to Massachusetts-based CTS store-level employees (termed a so-called “retention bonus”); 2) that the Defendants were unjustly enriched as a result of their failure to timely pay all Massachusetts-based CTS employees the wages they earned during their final pay period and the additional compensation promised to Massachusetts-based CTS store-level employees (i.e., the “retention bonus”); and 3) that the Defendants negligently misrepresented that they would pay all Massachusetts-based CTS employees the wages they earned during their final pay period, and as to Massachusetts store-level employees, the “retention bonus” in consideration for continuing to work through the close of the liquidation/going out of business sale. If you have not been paid all wage due to you at the time of your termination, Attorney Shafran can assist you in recovering this compensation.
Non-Discretionary Bonuses and Unreimbursed Expenses Covered by Massachusetts Wage Act
A U.S. District Court judge for the District of Massachusetts has denied an employer’s motion to dismiss, finding that bonuses which are non-discretionary, as well as unreimbursed employee expenses, including travel expenses can