September 17, 2018
A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday ruled that a tony Martha's Vineyard golf club that has welcomed such luminaries as President Barack Obama and NBA star Steph Curry doesn't have to pay overtime to employees because it's a seasonal, recreational establishment.
December 19, 2017
A Martha's Vineyard golf club told a Massachusetts federal court Monday that a proposed worker class doesn't deserve certification for its overtime claims, saying the lead plaintiff seeks damages of only $2,200 and the number of potential plaintiffs is so small that it undercuts any assertions of judicial economy in certifying a class.
March 09, 2017
The ritzy Farm Neck Golf Club, a membership-based Martha's Vineyard golf club that has hosted Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, got smacked Wednesday with a putative class action by a former cafe cook who said she was not properly paid for the overtime hours she worked.