Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - February 27, 2025) - Local business icon, Herbert G. Chambers, fresh on the heels of announcing the sale of The Herb Chambers Companies and nearly all of its dealerships in New England for a whopping $1.34B last week, continues to be embroiled in class action lawsuits defending against allegations that Mr. Chambers and The Herb Chambers Companies failed to pay hundreds of their employees who worked at any of The Herb Chambers Companies' dealerships in Massachusetts thousands of dollars in overtime and premium wages. Richardson & Cumbo, LLP, a leading labor and employment law firm in Massachusetts dedicated to protecting workers' rights, brought one of these class action lawsuits on behalf of finance managers who allege they routinely worked anywhere from forty to sixty hours per week, on Sundays and certain holidays, but were not paid overtime and/or premium wages by Mr. Chambers and The Herb Chambers Companies as required by the Massachusetts Wage Act, Overtime laws, and Blue Laws.
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Key Takeaways:
- Herbert G. Chambers, who recently sold The Herb Chambers Companies for $1.34B, is facing class action lawsuits claiming that he and his companies failed to adequately pay hundreds of employees overtime and premium wages at his Massachusetts dealerships.
- Richardson & Cumbo, LLP, a prominent Massachusetts law firm specializing in labor and employment law, brought one of these lawsuits on behalf of finance managers arguing that despite Chambers and The Herb Chambers Companies' claim that they are not an employer of the plaintiff and class members, evidence strongly supports that they are indeed an employer of plaintiff and the class members.
- A recent Superior Court decision, upheld by the Massachusetts Appeals Court, concluded that The Herb Chambers Companies was an employer of a service advisor working at one of its dealerships, undermining Chambers and The Herb Chambers Companies' continued argument that they are not an employer of the plaintiff and class members in these class action lawsuits.
About Richardson & Cumbo, LLP
Richardson & Cumbo, LLP is a premier law firm in Massachusetts with a longstanding commitment to advocating for workers' rights and ensuring that employers are held accountable for labor and employment law violations. With extensive experience in class action litigation, Richardson & Cumbo, LLP has secured significant recoveries for employees across Massachusetts.
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