In addition to the financial terms, MGM must abide by all Massachusetts wage and hour laws and establish and implement a compliance program involving the hiring of an independent compliance reviewer that will remain in place for two years and submit annual audits. MGM neither admitted nor denied the conduct alleged in the settlement.
Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Joy Campbell has announced a $6.8 million settlement with the operator of an MGM resort and casino known as MGM Springfield for the entity’s alleged violations of the Massachusetts Wage Act, Minimum Wage Law, Overtime Law, and the state’s Earned Sick Time Law.Įxecuted on October 25, the settlement between AG Campbell and MGM requires the payment of nearly $462,000 in restitution and more than $6.3 million in penalties to resolve allegations of failure to pay minimum wage to tipped employees, failure to pay overtime wages, unlawful tip retention, failure to make timely payments of wages, and failure to provide paid earned sick time as required under Massachusetts law.
