Mass-Peculiarities: An Employers Guide to Wage & Hour Law in the Bay State 2022 Edition

© 2022 Seyfarth Shaw LLP Massachusetts Wage & Hour Peculiarities, 2022 ed. | i Table of Contents Page Introduction............................................................................................................................. 1 I. Hours of Work ............................................................................................................. 2 A. The Workweek ................................................................................................. 2 B. Sunday and Holiday Work................................................................................. 2 1. Default “Closure Rule” .......................................................................... 2 2. Exemptions ........................................................................................... 3 3. Permits for Necessary Sunday Work or Labor......................................... 6 4. Employees Who Work in Retail Stores ................................................... 7 a. Sunday Premium Pay.................................................................. 8 b. Voluntariness of Work on Sunday ............................................... 9 5. Legal Holidays ...................................................................................... 9 6. Penalties for Violation of Sunday and Holiday Work Laws ....................13 C. Day of Rest Laws.............................................................................................14 1. One Day of Rest in Seven .....................................................................14 2. Sunday Work Without a Day Off ..........................................................15 3. Exemptions to the One Day of Rest in Seven and the Sunday Work Without a Day Off Provisions ...............................................................16 4. Penalties for Violation ..........................................................................17 D. Compensable “Working Time” .........................................................................17 1. Meal Breaks .........................................................................................17 a. Exemptions ...............................................................................18 b. Liability for Missed Breaks and Failure to Compensate Employees for Work Performed During Breaks ..........................19 2. On-Call Time .......................................................................................20 3. Reporting Pay.......................................................................................21 4. Sleep Time ...........................................................................................22 5. Compensable Travel Time ....................................................................23 a. Commuting Time ......................................................................23 b. Overnight Travel .......................................................................24