SJC: Wage Act remedies preempted by federal law | Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Three Needham restaurant workers could not recover treble damages under the Wage Act for their employer’s violation of the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the Supreme Judicial Court has ruled. A Superior Court judge granted summary judgment on claims brought by plaintiffs Rutchada Devaney, Thewakul Rueangjan and Thanyathon Wungnak that the ...
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