Legal Opinion
Meshna v. Scrivanos
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 10, 2015No. SJC 11618PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuffly, J.
The plaintiffs are current and former employees at Dunkin’ Donuts stores who brought suit in the Superior Court against Constantine Scrivanos, a Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee of stores that employed the plaintiffs, and NGP Management, LLC (NGP), which performs management functions for those stores. Among other claims, the plaintiffs maintained that the defendants had implemented a no-tipping policy at certain of their Dunkin’ Donuts stores, 3 and that the implementation of that policy, as well as the method of enforcing it, violated G. L. c. 149, § 152A (Tips Act). 4 The Tips Act provides that no…
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