TAYLOR v. EASTERN CONNECTION OPERATING, INC.

No. SJC-11222.

465 Mass. 191 (2013)

JUDITH ANN TAYLOR & others v. EASTERN CONNECTION OPERATING, INC.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

May 17, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shannon Liss-Riordan ( James W. Simpson, Jr. , with her) for the plaintiffs.

Robert R. Berluti for the defendant.

Danielle Y. Vanderzanden , for National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Audrey R. Richardson , for Brazilian Immigrant Center & others, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: IRELAND, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, GANTS, DUFFLY, & LENK, JJ.


LENK, J.

The question presented in this case is whether, in the circumstances, individuals who live and work outside of Massachusetts for a corporation headquartered in Massachusetts may bring an action in a Massachusetts court to enforce certain Massachusetts independent contractor, wage, and overtime pay statutes. Insofar as the written contract between the parties contains an enforceable clause requiring both that actions be brought in Massachusetts and that the...

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