Adult Entertainers are often the victims of wage theft, particularly where clubs require tipping out of DJs, bouncers or other house employees, or deduct fees from tips and other wages.

Delivery drivers are often deprived substantial wages and compensation owed.  Among other things, delivery drivers are often misclassified as independent contractors (and provided a 1099 rather than W-2 tax form).  Not only are these drivers deprived of overtime wages owed, but they often pay out-of-pocket for substantial expenses that should be paid by the employer, such ...

Live-in health aides and elderly companions are often unpaid (improperly) for long hours and overnight stays.  Here are a few key issues to be aware of.

Many amusement parks, golf courses, and resorts in Massachusetts employ “seasonal workers” during the summertime.  If your employer does qualify as a seasonal employer, it may not have to pay you the overtime rate.  But it still must pay you at least minimum wage for all hours you work.

Security Guards Are Often Taken Advantage of By Their Employers. Some of the ways companies may violate Massachusetts law are: You must be paid $15 for all hours worked. You must be paid $22.50 for all overtime over 40 hours in a week. If you work for the same company, but at different sites, the time at both sites ...

Nearly all internships must be paid.  An employer cannot get around paying its workers minimum wage by calling the job an “internship.”  Employers cannot label a job an “internship” to get free labor.  If you are doing work that would normally be done by someone the employer would have to pay, you generally should be paid.

Restaurants often deny waitstaff and servers the full tips to which they are entitled.  The Massachusetts rules governing tip pooling and tip splitting are complex.  Generally, restaurants cannot take any of your tips; tip pools can only include servers, bus help and bartenders; and anyone (ever servers) with management responsibility cannot take from the tip pool.