If you work for a company in Massachusetts and you do not have a contract for a specified period of time at a particular wage rate, then you are considered an employee at will. What does this mean? Well, it is quite simple, your employer can fire you for any reason or no reason at…
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You can’t be fired due to a wage garnishment in Massachusetts
Employees often fear that their personal lives, especially their financial affairs and any public records can come back to haunt them at work. As an example, many people in society today have lived or continue to live on the use of credit and loans. As a result, if something happens financially to the family, such…
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What Is The Discrimination Age in Employment Act
Often times employees believe that they are being discriminated based upon their vast experience in a company or their advanced age. In some situations if an employee has worked with a company so long that they are considered to have seniority over other co-workers, they feel targeted in order for the company to reduce their…
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Can your employer make you work nights or weekends?
In Massachusetts an employer can require you to work during any time that meets their actual business objectives. If you are an employee at will, meaning there is no employment contact then you can be fired for any reason or no reason at all. As such, if you choose not to work when your supervisor…
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