Hadfield v. A.W. Chesterton Co.

Fremont-Smith, Thayer, J.

Plaintiff Kevin Hadfield (“Hadfield”) worked for defendant A.W. Chesterton (“Chesterton”) from 1985 to 2007, at which time he resigned and asked for payment for his unused accrued vacation time. Chesterton refused to pay Had-field for his earned vacation time, and Hadfield brought the following claims against Chesterton and several of its employees (collectively, “defendants”): (1) violation of the Massachusetts Wage Act, G.L.c. 149, §148 (“Wage Act”); and (2) breach of contract. Defendants now move the Court to dismiss Hadfield’s claims. For the following reasons,…