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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…