Massachusetts has a higher-than-average minimum wage and strict labor laws, but if you're unfamiliar with our employment laws, you won’t know if your rights are being violated. Read our in-depth library articles to learn about the protections Massachusetts has in place for hourly workers, tipped employees, and people who work on commission. We offer these articles to help you hold employers accountable for breaking the law.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: All About New Pandemic Emergency Paid Leave Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) offers workers paid leave out of work to care for themselves, others and their kids during a pandemic emergency. -
CASE ANALYSIS: 4 Inside Sales Reps Sued Employer for Multiple Violations of Wage Act Phillips & Garcia sued for failure to pay overtime, premium pay for Sundays and holidays, incorrect meal breaks and unpaid monthly sales meetings. -
CASE ANALYSIS: Are future commissions protected by the Wage Act? Answer: They May Be Under Certain Circumstances A look at a case involving a senior sales manager who was terminated as retaliation for complaining about her commission and what she was entitled to legally. -
CASE ANALYSIS: If you are forced to work or can't leave your work station during your "lunch break" is your employer required to pay you? Answer: Yes. Hourly employees working during a lunch break or being interrupted to do work during a lunch break are entitled to be paid for their "lunch break." -
CASE ANALYSIS: 100% Commissioned Inside Sales Reps DO Get Overtime & Sunday Pay Inside sales employees paid on a 100% commission basis are entitled to be paid for overtime hours worked and premium pay for work on Sundays -
CASE ANALYSIS: Can unused sick time be considered wages? A Massport employee's claim to be paid for unused sick time deniedby MA Supreme Judicial Court. -
Incorrectly Classified: Has Your Employer Wrongly Treated You as a 1099 "Independent Contractor" Rather than a W-2 Employee? Are you being paid as an independent contractor when you are really an employee? Massachusetts law presumes you are an employee, not an independent contractor. -
As an Essential Worker in Massachusetts, Am I Entitled To Hazard Pay? Hazard pay in Massachusetts for essential workers differs by industry and employer, but there are some across the board changes you should know about. -
Know Your Rights: Paid Sick Leave During COVID-19 Take Advantage of Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law Learn how the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law work when you need to take time off for yourself or your family. -
Minimum Wage: Understanding Your Hourly Rate and Tip Earnings Although the hourly wage for servers/bartenders is different, tips plus the service wage must always add up to minimum wage for each hour worked.