Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws: What Every Manager Needs to Know
Boston, MA - March 12, 2007
Publication Available from Foley Hoag
Foley Hoag Partner James W. Bucking has authored a primer, Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws: What Every Manager Should Know. The publication, available online and in print, provides an overview of the basic requirements of federal and state wage and hour laws.
The book contains up-to-date information about Massachusetts laws pertaining to independent contractor status and changes to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
"Much has been written about an employer's duties under sexual harassment and discrimination laws, but less about wage/hour laws and whether a worker is properly classified as an employee or independent contractor," said the author. "In recent years, several big cases have shown how misclassifying workers as independent contractors or failing to obey wage/hour laws can lead to expensive lawsuits and large damage awards. Many of these laws are arcane and employers can easily fall into several different small traps. The problem is that now, plaintiff's lawyers are bringing class action lawsuits by aggregating these small individual problems into one big, company-wide complaint. This has led to an explosion in litigation of these kinds of claims. The book is intended as a reference guide for employers so that they are aware of the common traps."
James W. Bucking is a partner in the Labor & Employment Department at Foley Hoag LLP and serves as deputy coordinator of the practice, one of the largest and best-known in New England. He advises corporations and other employers in union disputes, wage/hour issues, discrimination and other labor and employment matters.
Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws: What Every Manager Needs to Know is available for download or for hard copies, please contact Natalie Shaw.
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