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1 May 2022, 10:00 pm
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently issued three decisions with significant implications for employers in the commonwealth, holding that (1) when an employer pays wages to an employee after the deadlines provided in the Massachusetts Wage Act, the proper measure of damages is three times the amount of late wages, even if paid before “the bringing” of a complaint; (2) the three-prong “ABC test” set forth in the… [read post]
28 Apr 2022, 9:01 pm
Consider, for example, Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. [read post]
26 Apr 2022, 7:44 am
A justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has concluded that indefinite suspension, rather than disbarment, is appropriate for an attorney's intentional misappropriation of funds entrusted by longtime clients I have considered carefully the parties' arguments and reviewed the respondent's... [read post]
25 Apr 2022, 4:30 am
As a Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. famously wrote that a man "may have a constitutional right to talk politics, but he has no constitutional right to be a policeman. [read post]
22 Apr 2022, 4:23 pm
”The Supreme Court and Congress almost immediately forgot Strong’s words. [read post]
22 Apr 2022, 7:08 am
An applicant who had passed the Bar examination on the twentieth try was denied admission on character and fitness grounds by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. [read post]
20 Apr 2022, 7:30 am
Julie Suk’s reminder that judicial venues remain an ever-present remains a can shift agendas (20th century civil rights is best known, but also see Gerald Rosenberg The Hollow Hope) but coordinated court action does not necessarily lead to deliberation. [read post]
15 Apr 2022, 8:38 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has remanded a will contest where the principal beneficiary was the decedent's next door neighbor's daughter This matter involves the legitimacy of the will of Lucy M. [read post]
14 Apr 2022, 9:50 am
Zumbalen Professor of the Law of Property); “The Law in Massachusetts: The Supreme Judicial Court 1692-1992”; and “The Law of Pensions and Profit-Sharing: Qualified Retirement Plans and Other Deferred Compensation Arrangements. [read post]
12 Apr 2022, 10:57 am
On April 4, 2022, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) held, in Reuter v. [read post]
11 Apr 2022, 1:07 pm
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston had asked the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to determine whether the strict ABC test set forth in the state’s independent contractor law applies to the relationship between a franchisor and its franchisee in view of the franchisor’s obligation to also comply with the FTC’s Franchise Rule. [read post]
11 Apr 2022, 7:10 am
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the state’s highest court, recently held that (1) the attorney for a named putative class plaintiff who is deceased does not have authority to act on behalf of the deceased plaintiff absent a motion by the deceased’s legal representative; and (2) in limited circumstances, trial courts may sua sponte order notice to putative class members prior to certification only when absent notice the… [read post]
10 Apr 2022, 2:51 am
Gebo is pending before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and involves a defendant who wanted to waive her right to a jury on the day of trial. [read post]
7 Apr 2022, 12:43 pm
Supreme Court. [read post]
6 Apr 2022, 11:33 am
On April 4, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court handed employees there yet another victory in Reuter v. [read post]
5 Apr 2022, 1:19 pm
Employers take note: the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) ruled this week for an employee seeking treble damages for untimely paid wages under the Massachusetts Wage Act (“Wage Act”), even though the employer had corrected its mistake and paid the wages before the employee filed suit. [read post]
5 Apr 2022, 12:47 pm
Read more on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision below. [read post]
5 Apr 2022, 12:47 pm
Read more on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision below. [read post]
5 Apr 2022, 7:52 am
April 4, 2022), the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that an employee is entitled to an award of three-times the amount of late paid wages as soon as the payment is late. [read post]
5 Apr 2022, 4:10 am
Yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments (webcast of arguments) in Doe v. [read post]
