As most employers in Massachusetts are aware, the Massachusetts Wage Act, G.L. c. 149, § 148, requires employers to pay all "wages" - including salary, holiday and vacation pay, and commissions - in a timely manner. As discussed in a prior MBJ client alert , the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ("SJC") held in Reuter v. City of Methuen , 489 Mass. 465 (2022) that if an employer pays final pay late, treble damages and reasonable attorneys' fees are mandatory.