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Overtime Rates in Massachusetts
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Understanding overtime pay is crucial for employees in Massachusetts, where state laws offer strong protections to ensure fair compensation. Whether you’re working extra hours to meet deadlines or covering additional shifts, you deserve to be paid correctly. Employers must comply with both state and federal laws when determining overtime pay, and failure to do so…

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I Didn’t Get Paid for Overtime
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All too often, dedicated workers put in extra hours—arriving early, staying late, or checking emails off the clock—only to find that their hard work goes uncompensated. Whether you’re a retail associate, a hospitality worker, or a salaried employee misclassified as exempt, failing to receive overtime pay can take a serious toll on your finances and…

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Overtime Pay for Inside Sales Work?
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Are inside salespersons who are paid 100% commission, entitled to overtime pay and Sunday Pay.  In short, yes. On May 8, 2019, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) issued guidance for all employees in Massachusetts who are inside salespersons and receive payment on a 100% commission basis.  In Sullivan v. Sleepy’s. LLC., 482 Mass. 227…

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Are Service Advisors Exempt from Overtime?
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The United States Supreme Court has agreed to consider a long standing dispute in employment law regarding who is entitled to overtime pay, and service advisors are at the center of this latest question. The statute in question allows the exemption for any “salesman, partsman, or mechanic” who engages in “selling or servicing automobiles.” This…

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Gawker Interns Fighting for Overtime
Gordon Law Group

When most people hear the word internship, they think of an unpaid employment opportunity that offers a chance to learn the ropes of a job. In recent court cases, that general perception has been challenged as interns ban together and fight for various types of compensation. One such case involved the media group Gawker. What…

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Boston Globe Interviews Philip Gordon About Impact of New Department of Labor Rules
Gordon Law Group

In an article entitled “Low Income Managers May Started Getting Paid for Overtime,” the Boston Globe explores the new rules from the US Department of Labor. A link to that article is included here (Boston Globe Article). Let me know your thoughts.

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Employer Knowledge of Work Makes it Compensable, Even When not Listed on a Timesheet
Gordon Law Group

How do you prove you worked? Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers must compensate employees for any work that the employer did “suffer or permit” the employee to perform. It is a highly debatable standard that is often contested by workers who are classified as exempt employees, but seek compensation for overtime work that they…

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Proposed Legislation Would See More Employees Eligible for Overtime
Gordon Law Group

New legislation has been proposed that would increase the minimum salary basis level that employers need to pay as part of the requirements to avoid the overtime rules. Workers classified as executive, administrative or professional employees would have their weekly minimum pay more than doubled, and the floor for highly-compensated employees will increase too, by…

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