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Small Claims Project StatisticsUpdated July 17, 2013
Active Claims47
Inactive Claims
11
Insufficient evidence to move forward
1
Received $38
Client Withdrew9
Received $ & ER Declared Bankruptcy
2Referral to
Worker Center 2
ClosedClaims
52
Status of Claims
Reason for Closing
110 Total Claims with Individual Worker
J@W34
Worker Center 1
Worker 3
38 of the 110 Claims Filed in Small Claims Court by J@W, Workers, & Worker Centers
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Malden
Brighton
Marlborough
Quincy
Somerville
Waltham
New Bedford
Lowell
Lynn
East Boston
Taunton
Newton
Boston
Peabody
# of Claims
# of Claims Filed by Location of Small Claims Court38 Total Claims Filed
J@W1
HLAB 1
Private Attorneys8
10 Claims Filed in Venues Other Than Small Claims Court
2
8
7
3
1
1
20
6
0 5 10 15 20 25
Settled after judgment for diff. amt. ($9,500.000)
Default Judgment ($64,670.79)
Judgment by magistrate w/ Def. present ($25,092.84)
Judgment via mediation ($12,270.00)
Settled at court via mediation--no judgment ($1,100.00)
Settled at court before hearing--no mediation ($5,000.00)
Settled post-filing, before court ($50,960.37)
Settled before filing a claim ($10,989.00)
# of Claims
# of Settlements & Judgments Obtained w/ Total $ (Includes cases filed in other venues besides Small Claims Court)
Non-payment of Regular Wages
54%
Non-payment Regular Wages & OT
17%
Non-payment of Contract14%
Non-payment of OT13%
Non-payment of Min Wage & OT:
2%
Types of Claims110 Total Claims
0
10
20
30
40
50
6059
13 12 12
9
3 2 1 1 1
# o
f C
laim
s
Type of Service
Justice at Work Service Provided110 Total Claims
(Some Claims Required Multiple Services)
35
7
5
10
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
J@W ($69,553.64)
Private Attorneys ($36,750.00)
AG ($6,680.99)
DOL ($30,510.26)
# of Claims
56 Claims w/ Total Recovery of $143,494.89 - Includes All Courts(In one case $ was recovered by both J@W & the DOL)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Brazilian Immigrant
Center (Allston)
Brazilian Women's
Group (Allston)
MassCOSH (Dorchester)
Worker Center for Economic
Justice (Lynn)
Community Worker
Center (New Bedford)
Micah (Lawrence)
Fuerza Laboral (Central Falls, RI)
Chelsea Collaborative
(Chelsea)
Not Referred through Worker Center
47
1514
1312
1 1 1
6
# o
f W
ork
ers
Claims Referred by Worker Center110 Total Claims
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Food Service
Detailing
Domestic Work
Dry Cleaning
Delivery
Gas Station
Cleaning
Landscaping
Construction
Painting
Restaurant
Tent Industry
Truck Driving
Roofing
Bakery
Ranch
Health & Fitness
Limo Cleaning
Hotel
1
1
1
2
2
3
5
6
22
38
11
7
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
# of Claims
Industries of Workers110 Total Claims
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
BrazilGuatemala
El SalvadorHonduras
MexicoColombia
Dominican RepublicUnited States
Unknown
57
19
11
5
4
22
1
9
# o
f C
laim
s
Country
Country of Origin
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Somerville
Lynn
New Bedford
East Boston
Chelsea
Everett
Malden
Brighton
Waltham
Allston
Marlborough
Medford
Framingham
Jamaica Plain
Revere
Lowell
12 Cities w/ 1 Worker *
# of Workers
Residence of Workers in MA & RI(* Cities with one worker:
Boston, Braintree, Cambridge, Lawrence, Newton, Norwood, Peabody, Providence, Quincy, Saugus, Taunton, & Worcester)
Latino (other)38%
Indigenous Latin American (All)
9%
Latino (Brazilian)51%
Unknown2%
Ethnicity of Workers
Male89%
Female11%
Gender of Workers