Massachusetts Labor Guidance
Free plain-English summaries of opinion letters, administrative policies, and interpretive notices from Massachusetts's labor agency, with the current status and the official source on every page.
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Immigration status doesn't affect a worker's wage-and-hour rights
This Advisory from the Attorney General's Fair Labor Division reaffirms that every worker in Massachusetts is protected by the state's wage, safety, discrimination, and child labor laws regardless of …
Wanting a higher wage above minimum wage isn't a protected complaint under the minimum wage law
An attorney asked DLS whether an employee fired after complaining that his pay wasn't high enough — even though it exceeded the statutory minimum wage — could bring a retaliation claim under the Minim…
Tip pooling, service charges, and payroll-record changes under the 2004 Wage Act amendments
This Advisory from the Attorney General's Fair Labor Division explains "An Act Protecting the Wages and Tips of Certain Employees," signed into law June 10, 2004. It defines which workers (wait staff,…
Domestic violence leave: the 15-day job-protected leave for victims and family members
This Advisory from the Attorney General's Fair Labor Division explains M.G.L. c. 149, s. 52E, which requires employers with 50 or more Massachusetts employees to permit an employee who is (or whose fa…
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These are official interpretive documents from Massachusetts's labor agency: opinion letters answering questions from employers and workers, administrative policies, and interpretive notices. They show how the agency applies wage-and-hour and workplace law to real situations, but they are guidance, not statutes or court decisions, and the agency can supersede or withdraw them. Every page above shows the document's current status, when that status was last verified, and a link to the official source.