News & Analysis as of

Subcontractors MA Supreme Judicial Court

Conn Kavanaugh

Client Alert: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Affirms That Violations of Prompt Pay Act Have “Meaningful Consequences” for...

Conn Kavanaugh on

Conn Kavanaugh’s construction law team recently achieved a successful result at the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) in a decision that will have significant impact for the Massachusetts construction industry....more

Cozen O'Connor

Massachusetts Rules Defenses to Prompt Pay Act Violations Retained Only If Payment Made Before Assertion in Legal Proceeding

Cozen O'Connor on

On June 17, 2024, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued an opinion of first impression regarding the Prompt Pay Act, M.G.L. c. 149, §29E, holding that a contractor found to have violated the Prompt Pay Act for...more

Fisher Phillips

Massachusetts Appeals Court Broadly Interprets “Joint Employment” to Hold Management Company Liable: 6 Steps to Minimize Your Risk

Fisher Phillips on

The Massachusetts Appeals Court just rendered a decision that significantly broadens when one entity may be found to be a “joint employer” of another entity’s employees under state wage laws. The June 13 decision, coupled...more

Saiber LLC

The Saiber Construction Law Column: February 2024

Saiber LLC on

In the April 2023 OnSite issue, the Saiber Construction Law Column discussed a 2022 case in which the Supreme Court of Maryland held that a party who hires an independent contractor is generally not liable to an employee of...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rejects Use of Independent Contractor Statute for Joint Employment Status Determination

In a recent decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) confirmed that the framework used in federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) cases, not the ABC classification test set forth in Massachusetts’ independent...more

White and Williams LLP

In Massachusetts, the Statute of Repose Applies to Consumer Protection Claims Against Building Contractors

In Bridgwood v. A.J. Wood Construction, Inc., 105 N.E.3d 224 (Mass. 2018), the Supreme Court of Massachusetts determined that the statute of repose barred the plaintiff’s consumer protection claims commenced more than six...more

6 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide