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Harvard Staff Claims Retaliation by Management for Prior Sexual Assault Complaint

21 April 2014 - 7:48am | jadams
by Jonathan Adams

Cambridge, Mass. - An employee at the Harvard University Mail Services (HUMS) is claiming that management in her department is retaliating against her after she previously spoke out against alleged sexual harassment in her workplace.

Johany Pilar alleges that management is now “punishing” her due to the complaints she made against a colleague in 2012, and because she also claimed she was disciplined by management for making that initial complaint.

Former Temp Worker Allegedly Not Paid 1,500 Hours of Overtime

12 March 2014 - 1:45am | jadams
by Jonathan Adams

Cambridge, Mass. – A former temporary worker hired by the Newton, Mass. employment agency Overture Partners to work at Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge alleges he worked nearly 1,500 hours of overtime without receiving the full pay owed to him under federal and state wage and hour laws. 

Joshua Burdick from Salem, Mass. filed a lawsuit in state court in January that was removed to federal court in Boston last month, claiming that he was misclassified as a temporary worker and an employee exempt from overtime pay.

Settlement Reached Between Insomnia Cookies and Striking Workers

12 March 2014 - 1:13am | jadams
by Jonathan Adams

Cambridge, Mass. - Four workers at Insomnia Cookies in Cambridge have reached a settlement with the fast food company after they were fired for going on strike in August. 

A day before a trial was set to begin at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Boston, an agreement was reached between Insomnia’s parent company, Serve U Brands, and the employees’ union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).

Cambridge Marketing Firm Hubspot Allegedly Broke Wage and Hour Laws

4 March 2014 - 10:30am | jadams
by Jonathan Adams

Cambridge, Mass. – An online marketing firm based in Cambridge, Mass. is being sued by a former business development representative for allegedly not paying overtime owed to him.

Albert McCormack, who lives in Freeport, Maine, filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in Boston on January 17 against Hubspot after he and others in the same position allegedly regularly worked around 60 hours a week without receiving overtime.

Cambridge Nonprofit Vinfen Sued for Alleged Wage Violations

28 February 2014 - 3:57am | jadams
by Jonathan Adams

Cambridge, Mass. – A Cambridge nonprofit providing services to adults with disabilities is being sued by a nursing assistant for allegedly failing to pay her overtime for over three years. 

Lakeya Clark from Roxbury filed the lawsuit against Vinfen in federal court in Boston at the end of December alleging that she wasn’t paid in full for more than ten hours of overtime in any given week.

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