Wage and Hour

Many Massachusetts companies and their managers ask their employees who are not exempt from overtime to work “off the clock,” meaning that the employee isn’t being paid

The Boston Globe is reporting that the United States Department of Labor has determined that  34 Massachusetts restaurants have violated wage and hour laws.  The restaurants violated the minimum wage laws, failed to

An employee at a Dunkin’ Donuts Shop in North Reading, Massachusetts has brought a lawsuit against his employer on behalf of himself and those who

Restaurant employees in Massachusetts, such as servers, bartenders, cooks and hosts enjoy a private right to sue to recover unpaid wages and tips.  However, Massachusetts requires

Although the legal rights of servers and wait staff under Massachusetts wage and hour laws are very specific, many managers and supervisors still routinely violate

Massachusetts law provides that employers must provide employees who work six hours or more with a thirty-minute meal break period.  The meal break does not

Tracking wages owed and hours worked is now easier for employees with the U.S. Department of Labor’s app for smartphones. With this application, employees can track

On April 14, 2008, an amendment to the Massachusetts wage act provided for the award of mandatory triple damages (known as “treble damages” in legal speak) where employers violated

Employees’ complaints concerning wage and hour laws, including nonpayment of wages, misclassification of employees, record-keeping violations and failure to pay the prevailing wage have resulted