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Massachusetts Appeals Court Strictly Construes Prompt Payment Act | Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

On June 7, 2022, the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued an opinion of first impression regarding the Massachusetts Prompt Payment Act, G.L. c. 149 § 29E (the “Act”).  In Tocci Building. ....

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Wage theft labyrinth complicates prosecutions, solutions


By State House News Service
Beacon Hill lawmakers and other officials have for years lambasted unscrupulous employers that do not pay workers what they are owed, but enhanced wage theft prevention and enforcement legislation has repeatedly stalled out as liability provisions keep some employer groups from getting on board. 
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Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey
The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development heard testimony Tuesday on six bills dealing with wage theft, including companion bills (H 1959/S 1179) that would ratchet up enforcement against wage theft by providing the attorney general s office with the ability to file directly in court to pursue wage and hour violations on behalf of workers and to collect damages and attorney s fees when those workers prevail in court, and more. ....

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