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WORK FOR FREE or GO TO PRISON - Exposing the Free Labor System Endorsed by the CourtsDrug and alcohol recovery programs used as way to con addicts into providing free labor with no workplace protections or rights instead of going to prison.
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BEING IN DEBT TO THE BOSS: Can your boss legally make you pay for mistakes he claims you made?Your employer can't take illegal deductions or money out of your paycheck for damage it claims you caused without first resorting to the court process.
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Even In A Pandemic, You Still Have To Pay Your Employees - The Hair Cuttery Case.Wage attorney near New Bedford MA discusses how during the COVID coronavirus pandemic, employers are still required to pay employees their earned wages on time.
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Getting Paid for Facing Danger: Hazard Pay Introduced to Janitors, Grocery Store Clerks & OthersDiscussion of hazard pay being introduced in MA in the face of COVID-19/coronavirus like who benefits from The Heroes Fund, healthcare workers and rollout plan
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Some Employers Use Every Trick in the Book to Get Out of Paying OvertimeDo you work overtime? Learn about the tricks your employer may use to avoid paying you and how to get the overtime pay you’ve earned.
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Staples Settles Overtime Wage Class Action Lawsuits for $42 Million
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How Wages Are Calculated for Tipped Workers in MassachusettsThe way wages are calculated for tipped workers in Massachusetts has changed. Learn about the new law and what to do if your employer violated it.