Obama's Overtime Rules: the Courts Step In
Yesterday, November 22, 2016, a Texas federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction banning the US Department of Labor from...
New Overtime Rules -- Update
As of yesterday, November 22, 2016, a federal judge has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction banning the US Department of Labor...
Wage investigations at the Attorney General's Fair Labor Division
While washing the dishes this morning and listening to WGBH, I heard this story on wage theft and the work of the Attorney General's Fair...
AG sued over the Massachusetts Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
A Cambridge-based au pair agency and a host family sued Attorney General Maura Healey last week to stop the application of the...
Workplace issue? Let's problem-solve.
One of the best parts of being an employment lawyer is figuring out all the relevant aspects of an employment situation and counseling...
Workplace Posters Required in Massachusetts
In the past few weeks, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has updated two of its posters. The first pertains to federal wage and hour...
All too common: unpaid overtime, timecard shaving, minimum wage, and nonpayment of wages
A New York Times editorial today highlights a sadly common issue among service workers -- "unpaid overtime, misrecording of timecards to...
Can my Massachusetts employer force me to stay later than my scheduled shift? Do they have to pay me
Assuming this is a private employer, you are at will (without an employment contract and not unionized) and you are not under 18, a...