Massachusetts Attorney General Releases Annual Labor Day Report Highlighting Protection of Workers' Rights

Strategic Insights -

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has released the AGO's annual Labor Day Report, highlighting the office's efforts to protect the rights of Massachusetts workers and ensure access to fair pay, benefits, and safe working conditions. The report showcases the AGO's dedication to educating and enforcing state labor laws, ensuring that workers can live and work with fairness, dignity, and security. With a focus on empowering workers, the AGO has taken 1,542 enforcement actions against 1,405 employers in Fiscal Year 2025, helping more than 137,890 workers and assessing over $196.6 million in restitution for unpaid wages and penalties.

Key Takeaways:

  • The AGO's Fair Labor Division (FLD) took 1,542 enforcement actions against 1,405 employers in Fiscal Year 2025, resulting in more than 137,890 workers being assisted and over $196.6 million in restitution assessed.
  • The transportation/delivery industry faced the highest rate of monetary assessments of restitution and penalties by the AGO in FY25, due to the historic 2024 settlement with Uber and Lyft, which included $175 million in restitution for impacted drivers and penalties to the state.
  • Excluding assessments related to Uber and Lyft, the restaurant/hotel industry experienced the highest rate of monetary assessments (32.57%) by the AGO in FY25, with over $7 million assessed in restitution and penalties.
  • The most common violation the AGO cited employers for in FY25 was for untimely payment of wages, with 586 enforcement actions.
  • In FY25, the AGO assessed more than $2.6 million against employers who violated the Commonwealth's child labor laws, assisting more than 2,200 minors.
  • The AGO's Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Grant Program awarded over $377,000 in grant funding to 35 organizations across the Commonwealth to support youth summer job opportunities that focus on advancing public health and professional development for young people.
  • Notable cases in FY25 included a $3.1 million settlement with Swissport, a $1.8 million citation against Azumi LLC, and a $1.1 million citation against the owner of Alpha Healthcare LLC.

Statistics:

  • 1,542 enforcement actions taken by the AGO's Fair Labor Division in Fiscal Year 2025
  • $196.6 million in restitution assessed
  • 137,890 workers assisted
  • 586 enforcement actions for untimely payment of wages
  • $2.6 million assessed against employers for violating child labor laws
  • $377,000 awarded in grant funding through the AGO's Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Grant Program
  • 35 organizations awarded grant funding
  • $3.1 million settlement with Swissport
  • $1.8 million citation against Azumi LLC
  • $1.1 million citation against the owner of Alpha Healthcare LLC

Sources:

  • Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell's Labor Day Report (2025)
  • Massachusetts Attorney General's Office website: mass.gov/news/ag-campbell-releases-annual-labor-day-report-spotlighting-actions-to-protect-massachusetts-workers