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Disability Discrimination on the RiseThere are different kinds of discrimination at work. Since Covid, we have seen more and more cases of disability discrimination. This trend appears to be continuing.
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Massachusetts employers have to pay you your earned and accrued vacation time whether you quit your job or you are fired.As a Massachusetts employee, you're entitled to be paid your accrued vacation time whether you've quit or been fired under the Massachusetts Wage Act.
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If you've earned your sales commissions in Massachusetts and your employer is wrongfully withholding them, you may be entitled to three times the amount of your commission under the Wage Act.In Massachusetts, earned sales commissions are considered wages and if your employer wrongfully withholds them from you, they may be violating the Wage Act.
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If you're a Massachusetts employee who is pregnant, you are protected from discriminatory conduct by your employer including protections against being fired.In Massachusetts, an employer who fires you because you're pregnant or seeking medical care for your pregnancy may be liable for discrimination.
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Only Terminated Employees Who Are in a Legally Protected Status Have Wrongful Termination CasesThere are limited legal claims for terminated employees in Massachusetts. Whether they have a claim depends on whether they fall within a legally protected status.
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Home Health Aides who are not paid travel time and mileage can hire an attorney to bring a wage claim and receive up to three times their unpaid travel time and mileage.The Massachusetts Wage Act requires employers to pay HHAs both travel time and mileage. It is a Wage Act violation not to pay HHAs travel time and mileage.
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Are you an HHA who travels every day for patient visits? Does your paystub look like this?This article provides a break down of travel time pay and travel expenses that employers must compensate qualifying employees for.
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How Two Waiters Whose Complaints Were Ignored By Their Employer Won a Massachusetts Class Action Tips CaseRestaurants or banquet halls taking tips or charging house fees or service fees without telling the customer they don't go to the server is against MA Wage Law
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A Traveling Healthcare Worker: Should You Be Paid For Driving To Patients' Homes?Home home aides (HHA) and PCAs must be paid for travel time between patients. Time spent driving to homes or jobsites in workday is supposed to be on the clock.
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Massachusetts Homeowners Have Legal Rights to Challenge and Correct Wells Fargo's Forced ForbearanceHomeowners Have Legal Claims Against Wells Fargo for Being Placed Into Forbearance Without Permission Which Damaged Their Credit and Ability to Refinance