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The Final Paycheck

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When Planning to Terminate a Massachusetts Employee, Always Carefully Plan the Final Payment When an employment relationship goes wrong and an employer is faced with terminating an employee, the employer has to evaluate a...more

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Terminating Employees? Ignoring State And Local Wage Laws Can Cost You

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Terminating employees can be a daunting task. Failing to follow your state or local rules when terminating an employee can make the task exponentially more difficult and expensive. When a business plans on firing or laying...more

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Late Payment of Wages Means Triple Liability for Employers Even If Wages Are Paid Before Suit is Filed

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On April 4, 2022, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) dispelled the notion that employers can avoid triple liability for late payment of wages under the Massachusetts Wage Act, M.G.L. c. 149, § 148 (“Wage Act”),...more

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SJC Finds Commissions Lost Due to Retaliation Are Subject to Trebling

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

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Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies the Statute of Limitations under the Colorado Wage Act, Closing the Door on Stale Claims

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The Colorado Supreme Court recently clarified the applicable statute of limitations for wage claims in the State of Colorado. In Hernandez v. Ray Domenico Farms, Inc., No. No. 17SA77, 2018 WL 1146468 (Colo. Mar. 5, 2018)...more

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Massachusetts Highest Court Refuses to Award a Triple Windfall

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court limits the scope of the Wage Act to exclude sick time payments and potentially other types of contingent compensation. ...more

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Massachusetts Highest Court Holds Sick Pay is Not a Wage Under the Massachusetts Wage Act

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled in Mui v. Massachusetts Port Authority that payment for accrued, unused sick time is not a “wage” under the state wage act, M.G.L. c. 149, s. 148, and therefore a...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Unused Sick Time Does Not Count as Wages under Massachusetts Wage Act

On January 29th, Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court held that accrued, unused sick time does not count as wages under state employment law, as employment lawyers in Massachusetts had previously anticipated....more

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Employers May Be Able to Limit Treble Damages for Violations of the Massachusetts Wage Act

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The Massachusetts Wage Act automatically entitles an employee who proves an unlawful failure to pay wages to treble damages. On June 18, 2015, however, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruled in Littlefield v. Adcole...more

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Massachusetts Wage Act Release Must Be Clear and Specific

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently addressed a significant issue to Massachusetts employers—whether general releases can bar employees from bringing Wage Act claims against their employers. Crocker v. Townsend...more

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