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ROSNOV v. MOLLOY

SJC-10762.

460 Mass. 474 (2011)

ELENA ROSNOV v. JOHN H. MOLLOY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

August 31, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Alfred ( Barry J. Miller with him) for the defendant.

Jeffrey R. Mazer ( Elena Rosnov with him) for the plaintiff.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Shannon Liss-Riordan & Hillary Schwab for Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association & others.

William J. Okerman , pro se.

John Pagliaro & Martin J. Newhouse for New England Legal Foundation & another.

Present: IRELAND, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, GANTS, & DUFFLY, JJ.

BOTSFORD, J.

The issue we address in this case is whether a 2008 amendment to the enforcement section of the Massachusetts Wage Act, G. L. c. 149, § 150 (§ 150), providing for a mandatory award of treble damages to a prevailing employee, should be applied in an action brought by an employee against her employer for violation of the Wage Act before the amendment's effective date. We conclude that the amendment should...

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