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Massachusetts Appeals Court
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New England Carpenters v. Arch Insurance — Fringe-Benefit Fund Trustees Are Intended Third-Party Beneficiaries Exempt from G.L. c. 149, § 29 Notice Requirement

The Massachusetts Appeals Court vacated summary judgment for the surety, holding that fringe-benefit fund trustees who are intended third-party beneficiaries of a collective bargaining agreement have a “contractual relationship” with the general contractor under G.L. c. 149, § 29, exempting them from the statute’s sixty-five-day written notice requirement.

Massachusetts Appeals Court
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Fontana v. City of Boston — Appeals Court Reverses Award of Compensatory Time Pay to Retired Firefighters

The Massachusetts Appeals Court reversed summary judgment for retired Boston firefighters who sought cash payouts for unused compensatory time, holding that derivative leave categories created through a vacation-redemption formula are neither contractually required nor ‘wages earned’ under the Wage Act.

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