Wage Act’s Treble Damages Applies to Overtime

A Massachusetts federal court has ruled that a failure to pay overtime compensation makes an employer liable under the Massachusetts Wage Act in the same manner---treble damages, attorneys’ fees and interest---as the failure to pay regular compensation. In Lambirth v. Advanced Auto, Inc., 2015 WL 6043710 (October 15, 2015) an automotive technician sued the employer [...]