Fans of Star Trek will no doubt remember the classic episode, “The Trouble with Tribbles.” Employers facing claims under the 2008 amendments to the Massachusetts Wage Act are facing their own challenges, which could be called “The Trouble with Trebels.” Under the amendments, the Legislature changed the language of G.L. 149, § 150, to make
SJC Rules that Post-Termination Salary Continuation does not Mitigate Violations of the Massachusetts Wage Act
When it comes to payment of wages, the old saying “better late than never” does not apply. A case recently issued by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court provides an important reminder of the need to pay terminated employees on the date of discharge for all wages owed, including unused accrued vacation time.
The case, Dixon
Unused Personal Time Is “Wages” Under Massachusetts Wage Act
Judge Cornelius Moriarty of the Worcester Superior Court recently found that unused personal time is included within the definition of “wages” under the Massachusetts Wage Act, G.L. c. 149, § 148.
The case, Donna Byrnes v. Konstantina B. Lukes et al., (Docket No. WOCV200901403, Sept. 27, 2012), involved various claims arising out of