Boston University failed to pay many of its non-striking graduate student workers on time after others unionized and went on strike, according to a class action lawsuit.
The university implemented a new payment process in response to a March 2024 strike, requiring workers to complete “attestations” that they worked in order to receive their weekly stipends.
“BU implemented the attestation process in a rushed and haphazard manner, without regard for statutory requirements concerning payment of wages,” according to the state court complaint filed Thursday. The system at first didn’t allow students to file late attestations, putting them at risk of ...
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