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“A Day Late and a Dollar Short”: The Impractical Standard to Comply with the Massachusetts Wage Act
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The Massachusetts Wage Act lacks a clear definition of “wages,” complicating payments like commissions and reimbursements. The SJC’s ruling in Reuter v. City of Methuen imposed strict liability on all employers for any late wages, emphasizing treble damages without good faith exceptions, potentially leading to unintended consequences for employers.
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Is Jail Time Lost Time?: The Inner Workings of Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Timeframes, Entitlements and Exposures
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Introduction Allow me to express my grateful appreciation and thanks to my colleague Robert S. Martin, Esq. without whom this article could not have been written, Erika G. Soong, Esq. for her comments, corrections and commas, my Secretary, Jacqueline Sheehan who listened, and my Partners Vincent M. Tentindo, Esq., Susan F. Kendall, Esq., and John…
