Legal Opinion
Lipsitt v. Plaud
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 12, 2013PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
In this case, we are asked to decide whether G. L. c. 149, §§ 148 and 150 (Wage Act), are intended to be the exclusive remedy for the recovery of unpaid wages under Massachusetts law, preempting common-law breach of contract and related quasi-contract claims. We conclude that they are not.
*241Cyrus D. Lipsitt filed suit against the defendants, the Franklin D. Roosevelt American Heritage Center, Inc. (Heritage Center), and its president, Joseph J. Plaud, for failing to pay approximately $117,500 in compensation he claimed was owed to him under an employment contract. The complaint asserted claims…
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