On August 14, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued a decision—Marcus v. American Contract Bridge League—clarifying and applying the standards for determining whether an employee qualifies for the Fair...more
9/15/2023
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Appellate Courts ,
Collective Actions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Retaliation ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On April 14, 2022, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled that when an employee pursues and succeeds on a claim for the failure to pay overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the employee may...more
On June 10, 2021, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a plaintiff’s lawsuit alleging, among other things, failure to pay wages under the Massachusetts Wage Act. In Rose v. RTN Federal Credit Union, the...more
7/7/2021
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Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Dismissals ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA) ,
Preemption ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Law Claims ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage Act ,
Wages