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This Week in Massachusetts – May 9, 2023

EXTERNAL: Axios: Boston’s sluggish downtown recovery Foot traffic around Boston’s Financial District is barely half of what it…

Business

Business Confidence Nears Pessimistic Territory in April

Embargoed for Release May 8, 12:01 am Business Confidence Nears Pessimistic Territory in April Massachusetts employer attitudes toward…

Workforce

Ask the Hotline | Extending or Updating Paid Leave

Question One of my employees is on Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) and is telling me she…

Workforce

All in the Family: Leave Laws Have Different Definitions

The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFML) and…

Workforce

Paying Non-Exempt Employees

Do you have to pay your employees for that time? The answer to this question is important because…

Workforce

Facing the Administrative Exempt Classification

You have been busy with an employee reclassification project. You are feeling good about all your changes until…

Business

This Week in Massachusetts – May 2

Downtown Boston Storefronts Reimagine Themselves Post-COVID Boston Globe – Since February, Lee Morgan and Patrick Brewster have been…

FInancial Services

Five Actionable Ways to Financially Plan for College

By Bryan Christensen, Chief Community Banking Officer, Middlesex Bank I’m often asked when the best time is to…

Business

This Week in Massachusetts – April 25

State Now Has More Jobs Than before the Pandemic Boston Globe – Massachusetts employment set a record in…

Business

Worcester Tech, Putnam Academy Win Gould Award

Two Massachusetts vocational high schools that have transformed themselves into models of educational excellence and economic relevance will…

Business

This Week in Massachusetts – April 19

Inflation is Cooling, Giving Federal Reserve Breathing Room as a Recession Looms Boston Globe – Food prices are…

Workforce

Watch the Temperature in Your Workplace

Last summer was the third hottest on record, with unprecedented heat in Massachusetts and much of the Northeast….

Workforce

Shootings Underscore Important of Workplace Safety

The recent increase in mass shooter incidents has led federal safety officials to review employer responsibilities when there…

Workforce

NLRB Decision Narrows Confidentiality Agreements

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled in February that the confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses of an agreement…

Workforce

Ask the Hotline | Is Remote Work a Reasonable Accommodation?

Question Our company has been bringing employees back to the office in waves, with the last group now…

Tax & Finances

Summary of An Act to improve the Commonwealth’s competitiveness, affordability, and equity.

The package is expected to cost $654 million in FY 24 and raise to $1.1 billion by FY…

Business

This Week in Massachusetts – April 11

Business Confidence Slips but Remains Positive Boston Herald – Confidence among the state’s employers saw a downturn in…

Business Confidence

Business Confidence Weakens in March

Business confidence fell precariously close to pessimistic territory during March as Massachusetts employers managed challenges ranging from inflation…

Diversity

AIM Honors Boston Impact Initiative with 2023 Lewis Latimer Award

An impact investment fund focused on closing the racial wealth divide and building economic, social and political power…

Workforce

Ask the Hotline | New Options for Vacation Policy

Question My company is considering altering its long-standing vacation policy but we’re not sure the best way to…

Business

New Drivers’ Licenses May be of Limited Use for I-9s

The Massachusetts Legislature in June 2022 overrode a veto by then-Governor Charlie Baker to enact the Work and…