BOSTON — The Scotts Company LLC, a lawn care company, will have to respond to a recently filed putative class action overtime pay lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed in California state court, alleges the lawn care giant failed to pay overtime, to compensate its merchandising employees for work-related expenses, and to provide proper meal and rest breaks […]
BOSTON — Franchisees of Coverall North America Inc. have reached a settlement with the custodial company in their class action wage and overtime pay lawsuit. The wage and overtime lawsuit revolved around whether or not the franchisees were employees or independent contractors under Massachusetts law. The parties reached this settlement just one week before the […]
BOSTON — Wendy’s restaurant chain is facing a potential class action overtime pay lawsuit in Massachusetts federal court. A former maintenance technician is claiming the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) when it failed to pay overtime wages to maintenance technicians who worked more than 40 hours a week. Additionally, the former technician claims […]
Mass. — Bartenders and servers for Legal Sea Foods, a restaurant chain of upscale seafood restaurants on the East Coast, have filed two proposed class action lawsuits against the seafood chain alleging wage violations. The two proposed class actions claim the seafood restaurant chain required its tipped employees to share their tips with non-tipped employees in […]
BOSTON — Massachusetts General Hospital is one of the oldest and largest hospitals in the country with more than 970 beds. The Boston based hospital is also the major teaching hospital for the Harvard University. It was founded in 1811 and has consistently been among the top 5 hospitals in the country as per U.S. […]
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts is a part of the Southcoast Health System. The 889 bed hospital is the only one in the area offering angioplasty and open heart surgeries. It has been serving to the community since 1885 and is a leader in women healthcare as it has […]