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Wage Payment
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Labor & Employment Report
Paying Wages by Pennies is Costly
By Elizabeth Torphy-Donzella, Fiona W. Ong
We have a “shot and chaser” for you today. “Shot” is our 2022 blog about an employee whose spiteful employer paid him in pennies – 91,500 of them, covered in…
Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
Not Enough Money to Make the Next Payroll? Know the Law Before You Act
By John L. Litchfield, Carrie Hoffman, Mark J. Neuberger, Daniel A. Kaplan
Recent disruptions in the financial services sector as well as an economic downturn in certain industries, including high tech, may create an immediate and unanticipated liquidity crisis for impacted employers.…
New York City Law Blog
New York’s Untimely Wage Law: Are You Being Paid Properly?
New York State law requires most employers to pay manual workers on a weekly basis. If you perform manual work and you are not paid each week, you may be…
China Justice Observer
China Prohibits Paying Salaries in Virtual Currency
By Publisher
In July 2022, the Chaoyang Primary People’s Court of Beijing (the “Court”) ruled in a labor dispute that companies should not pay wages in virtual currency. In the first-instance judgment,…
GT L&E Blog
Massachusetts Employers Strictly Liable for Late Payments Under Wage Act
By Jack Gearan, Justin F. Keith, Terrence P. McCourt, Amanda L. Carney
On April 4, 2022, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) held, in Reuter v. City of Methuen, that the Massachusetts Wage Act, G.L. c. 149, § 148, requires courts to award…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Massachusetts SJC: Employers Are Strictly Liable for Treble Damages for Late, Pre-Suit Wage Payments
By By: Diane M. Saunders, Lorenzo R. Cabantog
On April 4, 2022, in Reuter v. City of Methuen, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) held that employers are strictly liable for treble damages for making late wage payments,…
Employment Law Business Guide
Massachusetts Employers Beware! Treble Damages Are Available When Employers Are Even One Day Late with Final Wage Payment to Employee
The Massachusetts Wage Act, G.L. c. 149, §148 (the “Wage Act”) requires employers to pay employees discharged from employment all wages owed on the date of discharge. Employees who resign…
Wage & Hour Law Update
West Virginia Enacts Changes to Payroll Card Method of Wage Payment
By Marla N. Presley, Andrew F. Maunz
During its latest legislative session, West Virginia passed Senate Bill 245, thereby enacting several changes to its wage payment provisions using payroll cards. These changes become effective on June 9,…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Cryptocurrency And The FLSA: Is The Law Catching Up To The Modern Financial World?
I read an interesting article by Justin Brown and Lisa Schreter of Littler Mendelson about the usage of cryptocurrency as a way of paying employees. As if those of us…
HR Law Watch
Third Circuit Rules Reservists May Need to Be Paid for Military Leave
By Melissa Costello, Shannon D. Farmer
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) establishes rights and benefits for employees and employment applicants who have served in the military or have engaged in…