Federal Court Rules Severance Agreement Includes Release of Wage Act Claims Despite Not Explicitly Citing the Statute
By Craig Levey
Litigation Associate at Looney & Grossman LLP
“In MacLean v. TD Bank, N.A., Judge Timothy S. Hillman, United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, ruled that it is unnecessary for a severance release explicitly to reference M.G.L. c. 149, § 148 (the “Wage Act”) in order for the employer to be released from liability under the statute. Rather, it is sufficient for a release to use language that adequately refers to the substance of the Wage Act, such as “payment of wages, bonuses, incentives and any other compensation to employees.”
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