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Helpful Court Ruling Shields Massachusetts Universities and Hospitals From Certain Wage Act Claims – 3 Steps You Should Consider

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A federal judge recently gave Massachusetts nonprofit universities and healthcare providers significant relief from costly wage lawsuits – and employers should apply lessons from the decision to aid their own compliance...more

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules that Employees with Federal Overtime Claims Cannot Obtain Remedies Under the...

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On April 14, 2022, the SJC held that where employees’ sole claims for overtime wages rest on the employer’s liability under the FLSA, employees are limited to the remedies provided under the FLSA, and may not receive treble...more

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Beware of the Wage Act – Review Pay Plans for Commission Based Inside Salespersons and Stay Alert for Future Claims

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In early May, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that 100% commission-based inside salespersons are entitled to separate, additional overtime pay and premium pay for Sunday work. The decision, Sullivan v. Sleepy’s...more

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