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Can my boss make me work during lunch?

No. If you are scheduled to work 6 hours or more in a day, you have the right to a 30 minute break. You must be able to leave the workplace during your break, and you must be completely free of all work duties. If your employer makes you work through your lunch break, stay at your desk, answer phones or otherwise not allow you to leave, your employer has to pay you your hourly wage during your lunch break (i.e. it becomes a paid lunch break). 

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  • Posted on 06/11/2021Are you an HHA who travels every day for patient visits? Does your paystub look like this?
  • Posted on 10/03/2023If you've earned your sales commissions in Massachusetts and your employer is wrongfully withholding them, you may be entitled to three times the amount of your commission under the Wage Act.
  • Posted on 06/09/2020Potential Claims Resulting From COVID-19 Part II: Working Remote Does Not Equal Being On Call 24/7
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Confidential group settlement for 15 home health aids who were not paid travel time between patient appointments
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$715,000 class action settlement to servers for unpaid tips and service fees
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$75,000 settlement to four salespeople whose employer failed to pay overtime, Sunday and holiday premium pay
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Confidential settlement for mortgage broker who was not properly paid wages (commissions) by a bank
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