A recent Massachusetts Superior Court opinion sheds light on whether an owner of a Massachusetts LLC can bring a claim under the Massachusetts Wage Act.
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Steffans Legal wins judgment for workers in a time-rounding case brought under the Massachusetts Wage Act in Worcester County Superior Court,
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On March 8, 2022 Steffans Legal and Connor & Morneau filed a wage and hour class action in Rhode Island federal court regarding Twin River’s alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Rhode Island wage and hour laws.
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Are class action waivers signed by Postmates drivers enforceable? A recent Massachusetts Superior Court ruling says yes.
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As of January 1, 2021, the Massachusetts minimum wage increased and changes to Sunday and holiday pay requirements took effect.
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According to the 80/20 rule, servers can be paid the tipped minimum wage for all hours worked unless they spend 20% of their working time performing side work.
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The Massachusetts Supreme Court, in Lynch v. Crawford, recently analyzed whether members of a non-profit are liable for unpaid wages.
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Massachusetts law still remains clear as to employer obligations to pay for all hours worked and any accrued and unused vacation leave, on the last day of employment, under these circumstances.
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In the case of Furtado v. Republic Parking System, LLC, a Massachusetts Court analyzed whether the Massachusetts Wage Act applied to unreimbursed travel expenses and comp time.
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In Galloway v. SimpliSafe Inc., call center customer service representatives filed a class action alleging that they should be paid a premium for working Sundays under the Massachusetts Blue Laws because they sold new alarm systems as part of their duties.
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On December 2, 2019, the First Circuit held that Massachusetts law does apply to Massachusetts au pairs and that according to Massachusetts law, those au pairs must be paid overtime for hours worked over 40 in a workweek.
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On Monday October 28, Steffans Legal filed a class action on behalf of Shawn Connors and all other tipped employees at MGM Springfield for what we believe to be serious violations of state and federal wage-and-hour laws.
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The US Department of Labor announced that it is raising the minimum salary threshold from $455/week to $684/week. Thus, in order for employees to qualify for certain exemptions from overtime and minimum wage requirements under the FLSA, they must be paid at least $35,568 per year starting January 1, 2020.
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Speedway recently moved to dismiss Massachusetts Overtime Act related claims of a group of managerial employees, arguing that gas station employees are exempt from overtime under the Act. The Court sided with the employees, suggesting that Speedways may not be a ‘gas station’ based on the employees’ duties.
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In a class action filed in Berkshire County Superior Court we’ve alleged that MetLife, Inc. violated Massachusetts wage and hour laws in five separate respects: (1) failure to pay minimum wage, (2) failure to pay overtime, (3) failure to reimburse business related expenses, (4) unlawful payroll deductions, and (5) failure to reimburse travel expenses.
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Steffans Legal filed a statewide class action in Berkshire County Superior Court against Papa Gino’s, Inc. We’ve brought this claim on behalf of all delivery drivers who worked at a Papa Gino’s location in Massachusetts.
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On April 12, 2019, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in Gamella v. P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc., resolved lingering doubt as to whether state and federal courts would use the same analysis when determining whether to allow wage claims to proceed on a class action basis.
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Steffans Legal files a statewide class action in Hampden County Superior Court against Pride Stores. In Levy v. Pride Stores LLC et al., we’ve alleged that the employer required its convenience store employees to work off the clock for at least 20 minutes per shift and as a result failed to pay wages to those employees.
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By now, most of you have probably read about the bill signed into law by Governor Charlie Baker, colloquially referred to as the Grand Bargain. By any measure, this bill is surely “grand” in that it dramatically changes three important areas of employment law.
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Steffans Legal has filed suit on behalf of five employees regarding violations of the Massachusetts Tips Act. The case is currently pending in Berkshire County Superior Court and includes allegations of improper tip pooling and unlawful retaliation.
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