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SJC Declares That The Massachusetts Wage Act Does Not Require Courts to Award Treble Damages Upon Violation
08/03/2005

In a significant decision for Massachusetts employers, the Supreme Judicial Court held in Corrie Wiedmann v. The Bradford Group, Inc. (7/2105), that the Massachusetts Wage Act, G.L.c. 149, § 148 does not require that courts automatically award treble damages to an aggrieved plaintiff when it finds that the employer has violated the Act.