Steffans Legal files class action in Hampden County on behalf of Friendly’s employees seeking to recover unpaid wages for time they spent changing into and out of protective equipment and due to the employer not including shift premiums when calculating overtime rates.
Read MoreOn November 10, 2022 Steffans Legal filed a wage and hour class action against Ocean Spray alleging Ocean Spray violated Massachusetts and federal law by not paying employees for time spent donning and doffing personal protective equipment and for factoring in shift premiums into its calculation of overtime rates.
Read MoreOn September 17, 2021, Steffans Legal filed a wage-and-hour class action in Middlesex County Superior Court against Bluemercury, Inc. regarding failure to pay premiums for hours worked on Sundays and certain holidays.
Read MoreOn February 2, 2021, Steffans Legal filed a wage and hour class action in Middlesex County Superior Court on behalf of current and former Massachusetts employees of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams.
Read MoreOn January 24, 2021, the Massachusetts legislature expanded restrictions on premium pay requirements to include New Year’s Day, Columbus Day, and Veteran’s Day.
Read MoreAs of January 1, 2021, the Massachusetts minimum wage increased and changes to Sunday and holiday pay requirements took effect.
Read MoreThe Massachusetts Supreme Court, in Lynch v. Crawford, recently analyzed whether members of a non-profit are liable for unpaid wages.
Read MoreIn the case of Furtado v. Republic Parking System, LLC, a Massachusetts Court analyzed whether the Massachusetts Wage Act applied to unreimbursed travel expenses and comp time.
Read MoreIn Galloway v. SimpliSafe Inc., call center customer service representatives filed a class action alleging that they should be paid a premium for working Sundays under the Massachusetts Blue Laws because they sold new alarm systems as part of their duties.
Read MoreOn May 8, 2019, in the case of Sullivan v. Sleepy’s LLC, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court injected some much needed clarity into whether commission-based employees must be paid overtime and premium pay regardless of the amount of their commission.
Read MoreBy now, most of you have probably read about the bill signed into law by Governor Charlie Baker, colloquially referred to as the Grand Bargain. By any measure, this bill is surely “grand” in that it dramatically changes three important areas of employment law.
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