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The Massachusetts Wage Act finally received a major clarification. The amendment started on July 13, 2008. It confirmed that workers can collect triple (treble) damages when companies fail to pay earned wages on time. This applies when employees file lawsuits to recover pay. Additionally, lawmakers reinforced that the Commonwealth will treat wage theft as a…

February 17, 2008 The Hon. Deval Patrick, GovernorOffice of the GovernorState HouseBoston, MA 02133 RE: Effort to Clarify the Massachusetts Wage Act Dear Governor Patrick: I wrote to you in December 2006, as you were assembling your transition team, about a piece of bi-partisan legislation that passed both the House and Senate without objection and…