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City of Methuen, 489 Mass. 465, (2022), holding that employers are liable for three times the wages owed when they fail to pay wages timely pursuant to the Massachusetts Wage Act (Wage Act). According to the SJC, treble damages are mandated regardless of the length of the delay in payment, the intent of the employer, or whether the employer paid the employee prior to a complaint being filed. 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Specifically, the amended law prohibits private-sector employers from retaliating against employees, former employees, and independent contractors for disclosing or threatening to disclose, to a supervisor or public body, any conduct that they reasonably believe* *violates any law, rule or regulation, executive order, or any judicial or administrative decision, ruling, or order; *or *that they reasonably believe constitutes a substantial and specific danger to the public health or safety. [Continue Reading](https://62401.hs-sites.com/blog/new-york-substantially-expands-whistleblower-protections-for-private-sector-employees) [![Massachusetts’ New COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Law](https://62401.hs-sites.com/hubfs/A-positive-covid-test-and-a-medical-phonendoscope-with-the-inscription-paid-sick-leave-on-a-blue-background-1297238655_1775x593.jpeg) ](https://62401.hs-sites.com/blog/massachusetts-new-covid-19-paid-sick-leave-law) ## [Massachusetts’ New COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Law](https://62401.hs-sites.com/blog/massachusetts-new-covid-19-paid-sick-leave-law) June 8, 2021 at 11:00 AM - [paid leave](https://62401.hs-sites.com/blog/topic/paid-leave), On May 28, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a new law providing job- protected, emergency paid sick leave for COVID-related illness, quarantine and vaccinations (“COVID-19 Sick Leave”) for all employees in the Commonwealth. 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