Legal Opinion
Crocker v. Townsend Oil Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 17, 2012PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
In this case, we consider an employment dispute arising under G. L. c. 149, §§ 148 and 150 (Wage Act), between the defendant, Townsend Oil Company, Incorporated (Townsend), a home heating oil company, and the plaintiffs, Charles Edward Crocker (Crocker) and Joseph Barrasso (Barrasso), two former delivery truck drivers. The plaintiffs contend that they are owed compensation (including overtime pay) based on their proper classification as “employees” (rather than independent contractors) under the Wage Act. Townsend responds that the *3plaintiffs’ claims are barred by the statute of limitations…
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