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REUTER v. CITY OF METHUEN

SJC-13121.

489 Mass. 465 (2022)

BETH REUTER v. CITY OF METHUEN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

April 4, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah I. Ecker for the defendant.

Anthony S. Augeri for the plaintiff.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Ben Robbins & Martin J. Newhouse for New England Legal Foundation.

Barry J. Miller, Molly C. Mooney, & Emily Miller for Northeast Human Resources Association, Inc.

Raven Moeslinger for Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association.

Present: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, & Georges, JJ.

On the day the plaintiff, Beth Reuter, was discharged from employment, the city of Methuen (defendant or city) owed her $8,952.15 for accrued vacation time. Rather than pay this amount on the day of her termination, as required by the Wage Act, G. L. c. 149, § 148 (Wage Act or act), the defendant paid her three weeks later. After...

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