New rules recently published by the U.S. Department of Labor have created new criteria for payment of wages, including overtime pay, to employees based upon the type and quality of work performed.  Employees fall into two categories under the act, exempt employees and non-exempt employees, and there are three basic tests to determine whether an employee is exempt from the over-time requirements of the act.  These tests are the: read the entire article…

As recently reported in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, the Massachusetts Superior Court recently held in the case of Malonson v. Arsenault that an apartment guest, who was injured on the premises, could sue the landlord under Chapter 93A, which is the Commonwealth’s Consumer Protection Statute. read the entire article…