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Awuah v. Coverall North America, Inc.,

MOTION for Summary Judgment and Memorandum in Support Thereof

26 Cited authorities

  1. Ali v. Fed. Bureau of Prisons

    552 U.S. 214 (2008)   Cited 753 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding a Bureau of Prisons guard is a "law enforcement officer" under the Federal Tort Claims Act

  2. Arriaga v. Fla. Pac. Farms, L.L.C

    305 F.3d 1228 (11th Cir. 2002)   Cited 191 times
    Holding that FLSA requirements apply to H-2A workers, including the requirement that all wages be provided "free and clear" of improper deductions

  3. Somers v. Converged Access, Inc.

    454 Mass. 582 (Mass. 2009)   Cited 120 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that employer was liable under the Wage Act even when it in good faith classified employee as an independent contractor instead of an employee

  4. Lincoln Union v. Northwestern Co.

    335 U.S. 525 (1949)   Cited 208 times
    Rejecting Adair and Coppage and upholding a state's right similarly to regulate employer hiring

  5. Fleck v. KDI Sylvan Pools, Inc.

    981 F.2d 107 (3d Cir. 1992)   Cited 162 times
    Holding that plaintiffs who promised bankruptcy court they would not seek recovery against debtor in excess of insurance coverage are judicially estopped from subsequently attempting to do so

  6. Wiedmann v. the Bradford Group, Inc.

    444 Mass. 698 (Mass. 2005)   Cited 111 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "there is nothing in the plain language of the statute that requires an award of treble damages"

  7. Difiore v. American Airlines, Inc.

    454 Mass. 486 (Mass. 2009)   Cited 91 times
    Applying the Tip Statute, M.G.L. c. 149 § 152A

  8. Boston Police Patrolmen's Assoc. v. City of Boston

    435 Mass. 718 (Mass. 2002)   Cited 91 times
    Holding that tax-exempt deferred compensation is not considered a wage

  9. Okerman v. VA Software Corp.

    69 Mass. App. Ct. 771 (Mass. App. Ct. 2007)   Cited 58 times
    Finding that assent may be inferred from a party's conduct

  10. Neff v. Commissioner of the Department of Industrial Accidents

    421 Mass. 70 (Mass. 1995)   Cited 81 times
    In Neff v. Comm'r of the Dep't of Indus. Accidents, 653 N.E.2d 556, 558 (Mass. 1995), for example, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court considered its own workers' compensation scheme that required claimants to pay a fee as a jurisdictional prerequisite before they could challenge adverse decisions at an evidentiary hearing.

  11. Section 149:148 - Payment of wages; commissions; exemption by contract; persons deemed employers; provision for cashing check or draft; violation of statute

    Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149 § 148   Cited 509 times   29 Legal Analyses
    Providing that "any employee discharged from [his] employment shall be paid in full on the day of his discharge"

  12. Section 149:150 - Complaint for violation of certain sections; defenses; payment after complaint; assignments; loan of wages to employer; civil action

    Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149 § 150   Cited 304 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Stating that "[a]n employee so aggrieved who prevails in such an action shall be awarded treble damages, as liquidated damages, for any lost wages and other benefits"

  13. Section 149:148B - Persons performing service not authorized under this chapter deemed employees; exception

    Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149 § 148B   Cited 174 times   33 Legal Analyses
    Specifying types of services considered to be not those performed by an employee and noting that an employer's failure to make withholdings or payments that would be required for an employee "shall not be considered in making a determination" as to a person's employee status