Damages for Retaliation under the Massachusetts Wage Act
On behalf of Law Offices of Richard Mucci posted in Employment Law on Thursday, March 31, 2016. The Massachusetts Wage Act protects employees’ right to receive timely payment of their...
Massachusetts Telecommuters and Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Employers
On behalf of Law Offices of Richard Mucci posted in Business Litigation on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Many employees now telecommute or work from home for businesses that may be...
Age Discrimination under Massachusetts and Federal Law
On behalf of Law Offices of Richard Mucci posted in Employment Law on Monday, September 28, 2015. Employees are protected from age discrimination by both Massachusetts law and the federal...
Massachusetts Independent Contractor Statute Doesn’t Apply to Real Estate Salespersons
On behalf of Law Offices of Richard Mucci posted in Employment Law on Monday, July 27, 2015. It is often financially advantageous for a company to classify individuals as independent...
Policies against Tipping Allowed under Massachusetts Tips Act
On behalf of Law Offices of Richard Mucci posted in Employment Law on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. The Tips Act protects certain Massachusetts service employees from having to turn over...
Employers Beware: When A Lateral Transfer of an Employee Constitutes An Adverse Employment Action
On behalf of Law Offices of Richard Mucci posted in Business Litigation on Monday, May 5, 2014. A Massachusetts Court recently decided that a lateral transfer of an employee could...
Are You Personally Liable for Contracts You Sign For Your Employer?
On behalf of Law Offices of Richard Mucci posted in Business Litigation on Friday, February 28, 2014. Can an employee be held personally liable for executing a contract on behalf...
Enforcement of Non-Compete Agreements When Damages Are Incalculable
On behalf of Law Offices of Richard Mucci posted in Business Litigation on Monday, February 17, 2014. Recently, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts had to decide whether a preliminary injunction...
Strict Prevailing Wage Laws Can Equal Costly Mistakes
On behalf of Law Offices of Richard Mucci posted in Business Litigation on Thursday, January 2, 2014. Recently, the Supreme Judicial Court affirmed that the Massachusetts prevailing wage statute is...
Massachusetts Overtime Law: Get Your Claim Filed
Are you working over forty hours a week and cashing your paycheck each week wondering if you have a claim against your employer for a violation of the overtime laws?...