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Private and Nonprofit Colleges Seek Narrow Wage‑act Fix After Class‑action Suits
Summary
The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Massachusetts urged the committee to pass legislation (H.2164, S.1369) to clarify wage‑act exemptions for nonprofit colleges after class actions placed large treble damages at issue following a 2022 SJC ruling.
The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Massachusetts (AICUM) told the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development on April 16 that House Bill 2164 and Senate Bill 1369 are needed to correct an unintended consequence in the Massachusetts Wage Act exposed by recent class‑action litigation.
Rob McCarron, president of AICUM, said four recent class suits target nonprofit colleges although employees were…
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