Legal Opinion

Lynch v. Roxbury Comprehensive Cmty. Health Ctr., Inc.

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided November 30, 2018No. 18-P-179Published

1Opinion of the CourtMilkey, J.

*529The plaintiffs are former employees of the Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center, Inc. (RCCHC), a now-defunct, nonprofit health care provider. Alleging that they were not paid wages owed to them, the plaintiffs brought the current action against RCCHC pursuant to the Wage Act, G. L. c. 149, § 148. They also asserted that defendant Keith D. Crawford, M.D., the chairman of RCCHC's board of directors, personally was liable for the alleged Wage Act violations.3 Crawford moved for summary judgment, arguing that -- as a volunteer director of a nonprofit institution -- he enjoyed immunity…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Howlett Ex Rel. Howlett v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Augat, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
  5. Johnson v. FankellSupreme Court of the United States · 1997

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