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Press Release

TIPS BELONG TO YOU & NOT ANYONE IN MANAGEMENT

Practice Areas

David has been a litigation attorney in Massachusetts for over 35 years. His area of practice focuses on serious accident injuries and employment law. David’s concentration in employment law has been class action cases involving failure to pay minimum wage, shared tips, and misclassification of workers as independent contractors. He has successfully handled numerous individual cases for sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in the workplace. David has been involved in numerous class actions against strip club owners in Massachusetts for violation of the Wage Acts, illegal tip sharing, and requiring dancers to pay “house fees” to work. David was part of what is believed to be the the largest class action lawsuit against an adult entertainment venue in Massachusetts. For his work in the suit, David Dishman was featured in the Boston Globe. David has also been a strong advocate on behalf of homeowners who were force-placed into expensive, and often unnecessary, hazard insurance by various lenders including JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and Green Tree / Ditech in cases pending before the United States District Court in the Southern District of Florida and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Serious Accidents

David has over 35 years of experience in representing individuals who suffered serious injuries as a result of auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, code violations, and dangerous / defective products.

Failure to pay minumum wage & overtime

Your employer may be violating Massachusetts law if you are not getting paid minimum wage, which is currently $12 per hour for non-service employees, and $3.75 per hour for service employees. If you are a non-tipped hourly employee, your employer is required to pay you $18 per hour for all hours worked over 40 hours per week. Your employer must also pay for all of the hours that you've spent working, such as attending mandatory meetings outside of work, doing pre-shift and post-shift work. If you have been subject to any of these practices, you may be eligible to receive 3 times the amount you are owed, plus attorney’s fees.

Tips + Service Charges

Employers cannot require you to share your tips or service charges with certain employees, including managerial staff. If you've been required or encouraged to share your tips with management or non-service employees you have the right to seek compensation.

Sexual Harassment

Sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and unwanted physical conduct are all examples of sexual harassment in the workplace and are illegal under Federal and state law. If you have been the victim of any of the above, you have the right to seek compensation.

Commissions

Commission plans are often overly complicated and confusing. If you haven't received all of your earned commissions contact us to review your plan.

Retaliation

You have the right to question your employer about any work place practice you believe violate the law. If you have been punished for questioning the legality of a workplace practice your employer may be in violation of Massachusetts law, and entitle you to compensation.

user

"David Dishman, an attorney representing Denisevich, said she was fired after asking to consult with a lawyer and now works at an establishment that complies with wage laws. He estimated that between 100 and 150 dancers would be potential class members for the case."

Jenn Abelson, via
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"Dishman Law, one of the leading consumer protection law firms, for over 30 years is urging consumers across the country to come forward now if they have been the victim of predatory force-placed insurance practices. Tens of thousands of consumers may have their lost their homes and/or had their credit ruined due to the unconscionable manner in which the force-placed insurance market was allowed to operate."

user

"Dishman, who said he was sent a letter by the attorney general's office giving him the go-ahead to sue, has represented other dancers in suits against other strip clubs, including a pending suit filed last year against the owner of The Cabaret Lounge in Peabody, and earlier suits against Kitten's and Ten's Show Club in Salisbury, Centerfolds in Boston, the Squire Lounge in Revere and Mac's Two in Billerica. "

Julie Manganis, via
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"Judges [have] consistently agreed with Dishman's arguments against clubs that classify dancers as independent contractors."

Dave Copeland, via