On July 8, 2022 Steffans Legal filed a wage and hour class action against Starbucks alleging that Starbucks violated Massachusetts law by not providing employees with their final paychecks, including payment for unused vacation time, at the times required by Massachusetts law.
Read MoreIn the case of Reuter v. City of Methuen, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that employers are liable for triple damages for late-paid wages even if those wages are paid prior to an employee filing suit.
Read MoreOn March 8, 2022 Steffans Legal and Connor & Morneau filed a wage and hour class action in Rhode Island federal court regarding Twin River’s alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Rhode Island wage and hour laws.
Read MoreOn February 1, 2022, Judge Mastroianni of the US District Court in Springfield denied an employer’s motion for summary judgment as to all but one of our client’s seven claims.
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 September 14, 2021, Steffans Legal, along with Fair Work P.C., filed a wage-and-hour class action in Barnstable County Superior Court against RISE Engineering, a division of Thielsch Engineering, Inc., regarding failure to pay overtime.
Read MoreOn August 23, 2021, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court provided helpful guidance on the issue of when a fee is a service charge, ruling that a disputed banquet/facility fee was, in fact, a ‘service charge.’
Read MoreOn May 28, 2021, Steffans Legal filed a wage-and-hour class action in Oregon Federal Court against Nike, Inc., Nike Retail Services, Inc., and Converse, Inc. alleging these companies failed to pay employees for time spent during security bag checks.
Read MoreOn April 19, 2021, Steffans Legal, along with Sommers Schwartz P.C., filed a wage-and-hour class action in the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of hourly employees of Cresco Labs.
Read MoreOn March 26, 2021, Steffans Legal filed a wage and hour class action in Middlesex County Superior Court on behalf of current and former employees of UTS of Massachusetts, Inc. alleging that they were not reimbursed the IRS rate for work-related travel.
Read MoreOn March 4, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts provided helpful guidance for those struggling to understand the difference between direct evidence and indirect evidence in employment discrimination claims.
Read MoreAre class action waivers signed by Postmates drivers enforceable? A recent Massachusetts Superior Court ruling says yes.
Read MoreThe First Circuit Court of Appeals recently reinstated a workplace racial discrimination case where an employer terminated an employee after a customer complained about the employee and in doing so referred to the employees height, race, and Jamaican accent.
Read MoreIn other words, everyone gets paid for a day’s work unless you work for the state.
Read MoreA recent Massachusetts court ruling provides guidance on whether an employer’s denial of a request for a schedule change as a reasonable accommodation violated the ADA and Massachusetts anti-discrimination laws.
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 MoreOn January 14, 2021, Massachusetts expanded the definition of wait staff employees covered by the Massachusetts Tips Act.
Read MoreIn Hogan et al. v. The InStore Group, LLC, a Massachusetts court granted summary judgment in favor of a Plaintiff and a class of retail vendor associates claiming that they were misclassified as an independent contractors.
Read MoreAs of January 1, 2021, the Massachusetts minimum wage increased and changes to Sunday and holiday pay requirements took effect.
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