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Business Confidence Weakens in September

Confidence among Massachusetts employers weakened slightly last month amid growing economic storm clouds both nationally and in Massachusetts….

This Week in Massachusetts – October 4, 2022

Massachusetts among 17 States offering Inflation Relief MassLive – Inflation has been high for much of this year,…

Human Resources

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Question As we get closer to the November election, some of our employees are talking about politics in…

Human Resources | Workforce

Age Discrimination Factored into RIF Selection

A recent court decision found sufficient grounds for a laid-off 54-year-old engineer to claim age discrimination, even though…

Human Resources

NLRB Expands Worker Protection

The policy swings of the National Labor Relations Board continued with two recent events. On September 6, the…

Manufacturing

Choosing and Implementing an ERP System (Part 2)

By Josh Chernin, Business Improvement Group Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems connect all functions of a business so…

This Week in Massachusetts – September 27

Small Businesses Struggle to Return to Pre-Pandemic Form, New Survey Says Boston Herald – Small businesses in Massachusetts…

Technology

What The Business American Data Privacy & Protection Act Means for Your Business

9/20/22  CHRISTOPHER COOK  Chief Financial Officer; iCorps Technology, Inc. The American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) is…

Workforce

Consistency is Key in Enforcing Employer Policies

The Washington D.C. circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals recently upheld a union employee’s right to protest…