Legal Opinion
Awuah v. Coverall North America, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 31, 2011PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
A judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts mled in a case filed in that court that the defendant, Coverall North America, Inc., misclassified as independent contractors those plaintiffs who are Massachusetts residents. He has certified to this court questions related to calculation of damages for one such plaintiff, Anthony Graffeo. The certified questions relate to whether, under Massachusetts law, an employer may use a system of customer accounts receivable financing to pay its employee at the time the customer pays the employer for the employee’s work…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Madden's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Adams v. TannerSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Howes Bros. v. Unemployment Compensation CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Somers v. Converged Access, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- DiFiore v. American Airlines, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Depianti v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Fernandes v. Attleboro Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Awuah v. Coverall North America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
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