Salarios no pagados en Massachusetts: qué dice la ley

Lo que dice la ley

Pago final tras despido

0 días

Detalle del pago final

M.G.L. c. 149 s. 148: an employee discharged from employment 'shall be paid in full on the day of his discharge' (in Boston, as soon as the laws requiring payrolls, bills and accounts to be certified have been complied with).

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An employee who leaves voluntarily 'shall be paid in full on the following regular pay day.' There is therefore no fixed day-count for a voluntary quit, so final_paycheck_days_quit is omitted rather than guessed. The same section sets ordinary payday timing at within 6 days of the end of the pay period for employees working 5 or 6 days a week, and within 7 days for those working 7 days a week.

Sanción por pago tardío

Massachusetts has no California-style per-day waiting-time penalty. The penalty mechanism is instead the mandatory treble-damages award under M.G.L. c. 149 s. 150 for any lost wages and other benefits, plus litigation costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.

Salario mínimo estatal

$15.00 / hora

Horas extra más allá de la ley federal

M.G.L. c. 151 s. 1A: 1.5x the regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a work week. Weekly threshold only - no daily overtime requirement.

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Not stronger than FLSA on the threshold, but the state exemption list is its own (roughly 20 enumerated categories, including an executive/administrative/professional exemption still written at '$80 or more per week'), so some employees exempt under the FLSA are covered by the state rule and vice versa.

Daños liquidados

M.G.L. c. 149 s. 150: a prevailing employee 'shall be awarded treble damages, as liquidated damages, for any lost wages and other benefits' - i.e. mandatory 3x, not discretionary - together with the costs of litigation and reasonable attorneys' fees.

Plazo para demandar

3 años

Quién atiende quejas

Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General

Léelo tú mismo

Fuentes oficiales. Si algún dato de abajo importa en tu caso, abre la ley y léela — las leyes se reforman y muchas ciudades agregan reglas locales más estrictas.

• Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, s. 148 — M.G.L. c. 149 s. 148 - Payment of wages; timing on discharge and on quitting
• Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, s. 150 — M.G.L. c. 149 s. 150 - Enforcement; 3-year limitations period; mandatory treble damages; AG complaint process
• Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151, s. 1 — M.G.L. c. 151 s. 1 - Minimum wage: wage under $15.00/hour conclusively presumed oppressive; floor of $0.50 above federal rate
• Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151, s. 1A — M.G.L. c. 151 s. 1A - Overtime: 1.5x over 40 hours per week, with enumerated exemptions

Última verificación: 2026-08-17