Employee Pay Discrimination in Boston: Wage Claim
Are you docked pay even though you are a salaried employee? You could be entitled to overtime pay! Employees who are exempt under the FLSA are not entitled to overtime. In order to qualify as an exempt employee, the employer [...]
Breastfeeding Mothers in the Workplace
State and federal laws currently prohibit discrimination of an employee based on pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions during pregnancy. On March 23, 2010, President Obama expanded protections for nursing mothers, when he signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care [...]
I didn’t even know I had a non-compete agreement!
You’ve been searching for a job and finally you get an offer for a great job! You come in on your first day and are given a stack of papers to sign. Included in this stack of papers are tax [...]
What is the Family Medical Leave Act?
We recently passed twenty years that the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has been in place. The FMLA is a federal law that allows covered employees up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave with one calendar year for the following: [...]
Mass. Independent Contractors: What you need to know
Massachusetts has one of the most employee-friendly independent contractor laws in the country. The Massachusetts law makes it very difficult to establish independent contractor status. Violations of this law result in significant damages including treble damages and attorney’s fees. Contractions/Employees: [...]
Not Sure If You Have A Wage Claim?
BETTER SEEK LEGAL COUNSEL QUICKLY BEFORE YOU MISS YOUR WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently held that individuals who are misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees can recover damages for up to three years of their [...]