Gordon Law Group: LawBlog

Klinghoffer Finally Rejected!

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

All hours worked are important

Amendment to the Massachusetts Personnel Records Statute

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Employers and their powerful lobbyists sought limits on how often employee can ac

Novartis settles class action gender discrimination for $152 million

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Seeking to put an end to the landmark discrimination verdict, Novartis and the pl

Overtime Laws Apply to Employee Working in Another State

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Massachusetts employees working for a Massachusetts company receive the benefit of the Massachusetts Wage Act even if they work at the company’s facil

Novartis hit with landmark $250 million punitive damage award for gender discrimination

Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In a landmark class action verdict against Novartis, a New York jury awarded $250 million in puniti

Nursing mothers must have time and space to pump milk

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act today, and part of the legisl

Underwriters are entitled to overtime pay

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Underwriters tasked with approving loans in accordance with detailed guidelines provided by their employer are not exempt – that is, they are entitled

Non-Competition Agreements: The Business Form of Scarlet Letter

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In the goal to protect goodwill, confidential information and trade secrets, the typical non-competition agreements th

Relief for people who are misclassified as Independent Contractors

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Workers who are misclassifi

Employers can not deny employees their earned vacation

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In what seems like an obvio

Workers on Indian reservations protected by overtime laws

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

With all the talk

Agreements to defer salary violate the Wage Act

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Employers can not coerce empl

Wage Act opponents filing new laws to turn back the clock on workers (H3583)

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Lobbyists for big business have had legislation filed to turn back the clock on Massachusetts employees. The bill, “An Act regarding treble damages”

New Bedford factory agrees to settle Federal wage and overtime lawsuit for $850,000

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Gordon Law Group, LLP and Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS)

Prevailing rate is the regular rate for purposes of calculating overtime

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in

Undocumented workers protected by overtime laws

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The Federal District Court of Florida just ruled in Galdames v. N&D Investment Corp., that undocu

Class action against Wal-Mart goes forward & Meal breaks have value

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Favorable Wal-Mart ruling overturned. Order

Triple damages now mandatory for non-payment of wages

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Finally, the Wage Act gets its clarification.

US DOL clarifies the meaning of Compensable Time under the FLSA

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In an opinion letter dated May

Attorney General Issues Advisory on the Independent Contractor Law

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Recently the Office of the Attorney General issued an advisory on the Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law, M.G.L. c. 149 § 148B, which was signif

Michael Bianco workers claim wages owed: class action lawsuit filed for overtime and unpaid wages

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Current and former employees of New Bedford’s Michael Bianco, Inc., today filed a federal court clas

Open letter to Governor Patrick on Mandatory Treble Damages

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

On June 11, 2007, the United States Supreme Court

Overtime required for the IT help desk worker

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Contrary to the belief of some computer industry

Confirmed…for now: Motor Carrier overtime exemption no longer applies to small truck drivers

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Good news and bad for light-weight vehicle operat

My interview on WBIX's "Money Matters"

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Managing Partner Philip Gordon was a guest on WB

Romney vetoes important legislation protecting Massachusetts workers and the Massachusetts economy

Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Today, just three days after Labor Day, Governor Mitt Romney vetoed a bi-partisan bill clarifying provisions of the law protecting a workers’ right to

My interview on WBZ-AM's "The Paul Sullivan Show"

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Managing Partner Philip Gordon was an in-studio

On eve of Labor Day Weekend, Legislature sends wage enforcement bill to Governor Romeny’s desk

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The Massachusetts Senate and House have enacted a bi-partisan bill de

Employers are prohibited from retaliating against employees who make internal allegations of wage violations – Whistleblowing protections

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The Massachusetts Supreme Judic

Company’s attempt to enforce class-action waiver held unconscionable

Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

A Federal District Court The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today ann

Stockbrokers may not be exempt employees

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Recently, several large financial services firms, including Merrill L

At-Will rules may not apply to Employee/Shareholder in closely held corporations

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

A recent Massachusetts Superior Court case, O'Connor v. U.S. Art C

Outside investor may be liable for payment of wages

Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Who is an employer under the Massachusetts Wage Act? It’s a question

Testimony of Philip Gordon before the Labor and Workforce Development Committee

Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

S. 928 – An Act to Protect Employee Wages

The First Circuit

DOL changes the “White Collar” Exemptions to FLSA

Tue, 10 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT

The United States Department of Labor has issued rules revising the c