Donis v. American Waste Services, LLC: the Appeals Court reaffirms long-held wage law principles
A recent Massachusetts Appeals Court case reaffirms two long-held principles under the Massachusetts wage laws: that 1) certain corporate...
Massachusetts minimum wage is going up
The Massachusetts minimum wage will continue to go up each year on January 1 until 2023 in the following steps: January 1, 2021 --...
A call from the Supreme Judicial Court on the (non)uniformity of employment classification statutes
In Ives Camargo's Case, issued today, the highest court in Massachusetts confirmed that there are varying statutory tests to determine...
I was fired right before my bonus/ commission was due. Don't they still owe it to me?
It's possible. These cases theoretically implicate a couple of different laws and doctrines, including breach of contract, the...
What is the Massachusetts minimum wage?
As of January 1, 2017, the minimum wage in Massachusetts is $11.00 for most jobs. There are a few -- though only a few -- exceptions to...
Obama's Overtime Rules: the Courts Step In
Yesterday, November 22, 2016, a Texas federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction banning the US Department of Labor from...