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The Great Reshuffle: Signing an Energy Contract Amid a Volatile World Market

By Zack Hallock, Senior Energy Services Advisor. Competitive Energy Services The Great Reshuffle It’s no secret that consumers across…

Workforce

Choosing and Preparing Your Succession

August 29, 2022 By Craig Arends, Managing Principal, CLA  Heather Parbst, Director of Owner Transition Services with CLA,…

Business Confidence

Business Confidence Strengthens in August

Business Confidence Strengthens in August Confidence among Massachusetts employers strengthened for a second consecutive month during August as…

This Week in Massachusetts – August 30

Three Things to Know about the Stalled-Out, $4 Billion-Plus Economic-Development Bill WGBH – Three weeks after formal legislative…

This Week in Massachusetts – August 23, 2022

The Surprising Benefit Some Companies Are Taking Away—Parental Leave  Wall Street Journal – Many employers are shrinking the…

Workforce

Massachusetts Maintains Multiple Definitions of Independent Contractor

Massachusetts employers often struggle to cope with the two Massachusetts independent contractor (IC) statutes. There is guidance from…

Welcome to the Month of September

Welcome to September. It’s the month that marks the end of summer vacations, the beginning of the academic…

Human Resources

Ask the Hotline: What is a ‘Serious Health Condition?’

Question An employee just requested time off because she is suffering from anxiety.  I am not sure whether…

This Week in Massachusetts – August 16, 2022

New cannabis equity law sparks hope for would-be business owners WGBH: Massachusetts’ new cannabis equity law is drawing…