Does a retention bonus constitute a “wage” under the Massachusetts Wage Act? On Sept. 6, 2024, the Appellate Division of the Massachusetts District Court ruled that it does not.
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Massachusetts Wage Transparency Bill Signed into Law by Gov Healey Joining Other States
Massachusetts has adopted new wage transparency requirements for employers, joining a growing list of other states and cities.
The new law contains two distinct wage transparency measures that apply depending
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Tipped Wage Question to Appear on Massachusetts 2024 Ballot
On June 13 in Clark v. Attorney General, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court allowed an initiative petition relating to restaurant service workers to appear on the November 2024 ballot.
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New Pay Transparency and Wage History Requirements in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Maryland and Washington, D.C., are the latest jurisdictions to enact pay transparency and wage history laws, joining other states such as California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington that are
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Ninth Circuit Court Grounds Preemption Argument in Ongoing Wage Statement Case Dispute
In the wake of the California Supreme Court’s decision further clarifying whether the state’s wage statement law applies to certain employees residing in California, the Ninth Circuit elaborated that federal
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CA Supreme Court Confirms Dynamex Applies Retroactively
On Jan. 14, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling on whether the “ABC test” articulated in its 2018 Dynamex Operations West Inc. v. Superior Court of Los
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Top Massachusetts Court Rules in Favor of Employer in Wage Act Case of Calixto v. Coughlin
On Dec. 28, 2018, in Calixto v. Coughlin, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (SJC) issued a unanimous opinion in favor of Greenberg Traurig’s clients, former officers of a
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Philadelphia Becomes the First City to Prohibit Employers from Asking Applicants About Salary History
Employers who just last year revised their application forms to eliminate initial questions about past arrests and convictions, now have to revise them again to remove questions regarding current and
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“Nothing so Exhilarating as Being Shot at Without Result”—California Pay Day Statements and Accrued Vacation
What does Winston Churchill have to do with California wage and hour requirements? Well, the “shot” at employers in Soto v. Motel 6 Operating L.P. at the California Court of
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Massachusetts Enacts Comprehensive Pay Equity Law
On Aug. 1, 2016, Massachusetts Governor Baker signed into law the “Act to Establish Pay Equity.” The new law is intended to address the gender wage gap by strengthening the
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