On April 4, 2022, the Supreme Judicial Court issued its opinion in Reuter v. City of Methuen, SJC-13121, holding that where an employer fails to pay a terminated employee wages on the “day of discharge” as required by the Wage Act, G.L. c. 149, § 148, the employer becomes liable for the trebled amount of the unpaid wages immediately thereafter. These damages result even if the wages are paid at a later date prior to any lawsuit being initiated.