Case: Wage & Hour/Overtime (D. Mass.)

A Massachusetts federal district court denied in part Nic & Zoe Company’s motion for summary judgment on claims brought by a female store manager, including overtime claims under the Massachusetts Fair Minimum Wage Law for the post-pandemic period, constructive discharge, and quantum meruit, finding factual disputes existed about whether her primary duties changed after the store reopened after Covid-19 closures, and that a reasonable jury could conclude she was constructively discharged due to unsafe working conditions when she was required to work alone and handle heavy inventory with inadequate staffing.

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