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The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) was principally intended as a mechanism to combat organized crime. However, RICO’s scope is significantly broader than its anti-crime origin. The statute also...more
In October 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, a case poised to resolve a circuit split over whether economic harms resulting from personal injuries (such as lost wages) are...more
Employees who assert wage claims available only under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) cannot recover the greater remedies available under the Massachusetts Wage Act (MWA), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court...more
When an employer does not pay an employee earned wages within the time frames set forth in the Massachusetts Wage Act (MWA), the employee is entitled to three times the wages owed, regardless of the length of the delay or...more
In Parker v. EnerNOC, Parker alleged that she was terminated less than one month after closing the most lucrative client contract in EnerNOC’s history in part because she complained about the amount of her commission for the...more
In a February 12, 2020 decision, Parker v. EnerNOC, Inc., SJC-12703, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that the full commission which would have been due to an employee had she not been retaliated against and...more
If an employee or former employee sues, they may be entitled to many different types of damages which could amount to a substantial amount. However, that is not always the case. The different kinds of damages an employee can...more