File a complaint with the Fair Labor Division or learn more about its enforcement actions. The Attorney General's Fair Labor Division investigates violations of the wage and hour, prevailing wage, child labor, and public bidding laws. If you think that an employer did not follow these laws, you may file a workplace complaint or bid protest with us.
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In addition to criminal enforcement authority, the Attorney General may issue civil citations to employers for violations of the Massachusetts wage and hour, prevailing wage, and child labor laws. You can view enforcement actions that have been taken by the Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division since January 2015. Using the dataset
How to file a wage complaint with the Massachusetts Attorney General Complete a. Figure out what your employer owes you Complete b. Choose the right complaint form Complete c. Fill out the complaint form online Complete d. Or, fill out the complaint form on paper and mail it Complete 5. Next steps
The complaint dataset displays public information taken directly from complaints received by the Attorney General’s Office. The posting of this data does not mean that the Office has made a determination as to the merits of these complaints or the validity of the information provided.
In addition to criminal enforcement authority, the Attorney General may issue civil citations to employers for violations of the Massachusetts wage and hour, prevailing wage, and child labor laws.
Employers who violate certain laws may be automatically prohibited from contracting with the state or any municipal entity (city or town) for any public building (construction) or other public works. Debarment applies to all affiliates of the contractor or subcontractor as well as any successor company or corporation.
When resolving a public building construction or public works construction bid protest, the Attorney General's Office applies the applicable and relevant law to the facts that are found at the hearing.
Every complaint is different. Not all complaints lead to an investigation. Depending on your information and our investigation, we may decide to: 1 Pursue your unpaid wages 2 Give you a “private right of action” letter. This letter allows you to sue your employer for your unpaid wages and other damages. 3 Punish your employer with a civil citation. This might mean that your employer has to pay unpaid wages and a penalty. 4 File criminal charges against your employer. If that happens, you may have to go to court as a witness. In that case, an assistant attorney general will contact you to explain what happens when witnesses go to court. 5 Take some other action to resolve any violations we find.
Pursue your unpaid wages. Give you a “private right of action” letter. This letter allows you to sue your employer for your unpaid wages and other damages. Punish your employer with a civil citation. This might mean that your employer has to pay unpaid wages and a penalty. File criminal charges against your employer.
The Consumer Protection, Child Support, and Health Care Fraud Divisions of the Attorney General's office help consumers each year by mediating complaints that fall within our jurisdiction.
We are currently experiencing a high volume of complaints, we are asking for your patience as we navigate through this unprecedented time. We thank you in advance for your understanding.