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Lawmakers plan raises for bar advocates, but it may not be enough to get them back to work
The bill calls for a $20 raise over two years, instead of the $35 raise the private defense lawyers were seeking.
Lowell judge sets $100 hourly rate for bar advocates as legislators pitch lower wage
Lowell District Court Judge John Coffey approved higher pay for attorneys in three cases, while lawmakers offered a smaller ...
Legislators propose pay raise for bar advocates to end work stoppage
Lawmakers are proposing a $10 increase to the hourly wage this year and another $10 increase next year for the defense ...
Bar advocates’ defiance leaves no clear end in sight for court crisis
We’re going nowhere,” one of the lawyers, known as bar advocates, said during a demonstration at the State House.
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Bar advocates dispute claim that effort to end work stoppage is in the works
The work stoppage “has pushed our justice system to the brink,” according to Boston Bar Association President Matt McTyge.
Mass. Legislature sends $259M funding bill, with raises for bar advocates, to Gov. Healey
The spending plan lawmakers sent to Healey on Thursday "addresses timely issues through key, targeted investments," state ...
Beacon Hill leaders propose pay raise for court-appointed lawyers in effort to end work stoppage
Leaders on Beacon Hill also floated structural changes aimed at heading off future work stoppages like the one that has ...
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Deal to raise bar advocate pay in Mass. panned as ‘a slap in the face’
The House and Senate will vote on the take-it-or-leave-it proposal on Thursday after some dissatisfied attorneys quickly ...
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Bar advocates call pay raise from lawmakers “ridiculous”
Following a work stoppage in May, bar advocates are getting a pay raise--but it is not as high as they requested.
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A Berkshire courthouse is feeling the pinch of a job action by bar advocates. A pay raise is on the table, but is it enough?
Two months after bar advocates stopped taking new cases to demand pay raises, legislative leaders on Wednesday rolled out a ...
Massachusetts lawmakers pass raise for bar advocates, but some say they won't budge
A group of advocates gathered at the State House Thursday to protest the deal, which they say, was constructed in a back room ...