Wage Transparency Law goes into effect: What employees should know

The Wage Transparency Act also gives employees and prospective employees the right to know the pay range for a position when ...

Retention Bonuses Ruled Exempt From Massachusetts Wage Act (2)

Retention bonuses don’t qualify as wages under Massachusetts law, the state’s high court said Wednesday, rejecting a tech ...
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Retention Bonuses Are Not “Wages” under the Massachusetts Wage Act

On October 22, 2025, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled that retention bonuses conditioned on continued employment and good standing are not “wages” for purposes of the Massachusetts ...

This was the minimum wage the year you were born (and what it buys today)

The U.S. minimum wage has been frozen since 2009, leaving today’s workers with significantly less buying power than past ...
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Massachusetts High Court Affirms: Retention Bonuses Are Not Wages

On October 22, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) upheld the Appellate Division’s decision that employee retention bonuses are ...

What Are the Pros and Cons of Raising the Minimum Wage?

While the debate on wages rages on, the federal minimum wage has been the same since 2009. Here are some of the major pros ...