Legal Opinion
Rosnov v. Molloy
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 31, 2011No. SJC-10762PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
The issue we address in this case is whether a 2008 amendment to the enforcement section of the Massachusetts Wage Act, G. L. c. 149, § 150 (§ 150), providing for a mandatory award of treble damages to a prevailing employee, should be applied in an action brought by an employee against her employer for violation of the Wage Act before the amendment’s effective date. We conclude that the amendment should be read to apply only prospectively, to claims arising on or after the amendment’s effective date of July 12, 2008. Because the Superior Court judge applied the amendment retrospectively to…
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