Posted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Wrongful Termination | October 8, 2021
Massachusetts is an at-will employment state. Employers have wide discretion in making their own hiring and firing decisions. That being… Continue reading What Remedies are Available Through a Wrongful Termination Claim in Massachusetts?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Wage and Hour Law | October 7, 2021
On August 20th, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that the agency has a restraining order against a Connecticut… Continue reading DOL Obtains Restraining Order Against Connecticut Employers that Retaliated Against Workers Who Cooperated With Wage and Hour Investigation
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Wage and Hour Law | October 5, 2021
On August 26th, 2021, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division officially announced sanctions against Theory Wellness, Inc., a marijuana… Continue reading Wage and Hour Investigation: Massachusetts Dispensary Will Pay Nearly $300,000 in Back Wage to More than 100 Employees
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Unpaid Overtime Wages, Wage and Hour Law | September 8, 2021
According to a report from NBC Connecticut, USPS is facing allegations of long-running shorting of employee wages. An investigation determined… Continue reading Allegations: USPS Improperly Shorted Worker Wages, Unpaid Overtime
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Retaliation, Wage and Hour Law | September 7, 2021
On August, 12th, 2021, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced that the agency has obtained an injunction against… Continue reading DOL: Massachusetts Employer Allegedly Threatened to Retaliate Against Workers Who Cooperated With Wage and Hour Investigation
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Wage / Hour, Wage and Hour Law, wages | July 27, 2021
On July 21, 2021, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that workers who were required to stand in security lines after… Continue reading Amazon Workers Entitled To Pay For Time Spent In Security Lines
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | FMLA, Paid Family Leave | July 15, 2021
On January 1st, 2021, the first phase of the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program went into effect.… Continue reading As of July 1st, 2021, Employees in Massachusetts May Begin PFML Benefits for “Care of a Family Member”
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Wage and Hour Law | September 18, 2020
A Federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled in favor of servers at a restaurant in Wisconsin claiming minimum wage violations.… Continue reading Wisconsin Court Rules that Restaurants Owe Back Wages to Servers
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Uncategorized | June 22, 2020
Employers must compensate employees for their time spent performing the “principal activities” of the employee’s position. Employers must be… Continue reading Off The Clock Work – When Is It Compensable?
Read MorePosted by Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore | Sexual Harassment | June 11, 2020
According to a study from the UMass Amherst Center for Employment Equity, only a small percentage of sexual harassment cases… Continue reading What Evidence Can I Use to Prove Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?
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