Why are health care employers’ worries tripling?
June 15, 2008
Physicians and health care administrators whose attention has undoubtedly been focused on the financial implications of the Commonwealth’s health insurance initiative must put a new legislative mandate on their radar screen.In April, the state Legislature passed a bill that will soon make violations of the Massachusetts Wage Act subject to mandatory triple damages, even for inadvertent violations.
The Wage Act allows employees to seek redress for failures to timely pay wages, including regular wages, overtime pay, prevailing wages, vacation pay and commissions. In addition, employers may violate the Wage Act if they have improperly classified workers as independent contractors rather than as employees – and will now be subject to triple damages for each of those improper classifications.
This change in the law has particular relevance to health care providers because of the varied ways in which they meet their workforce needs: through the use of independent contractors, per diem employees and leased employees, for example.
Click here to learn more about how to avoid violating the new Wage Act.
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