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Archived: Governor Sends Back Employer Assessment; Seeks MassHealth Reforms

Governor Charles D. Baker returned to the Legislature today the employer health-care assessment portion of the Fiscal Year…

Archived: Boston Lawmaker Named Chair of Ways & Means Committee

House Speaker Robert DeLeo on Sunday named a Boston legislator with extensive experience in health-care policy to chair…

Archived: AIM to Governor: Send Employer Health Assessment Back to Legislature

Editor’s note – AIM delivered the following letter from CEO Richard C. Lord to Governor Charles D. Baker…

Archived: Beacon Hill Passes Health Assessment Without Reforms

The Massachusetts Legislature today passed a Fiscal Year 2018 budget that requires employers to cover a financial shortfall…

Archived: Employer Confidence Strengthens Again

Massachusetts employer confidence rose for the ninth time in 10 months during June amid optimism about an economy…

Archived: Infographic: Paid Leave Law Raises Benefit Costs by 87 Percent in California

The Massachusetts Legislature is considering a paid leave bill that would establish the right of employees to receive…

Archived: Governor, Business Community Reach Compromise on Health Assessment

The Massachusetts business community has agreed to support a broad compromise plan to stabilize the Massachusetts Medicaid and…

Archived: A Better Idea to Reduce Carbon Emissions…

Massachusetts could reduce carbon emissions far more significantly by streamlining existing greenhouse-gas reduction initiatives than by implementing a…

Archived: Income Tax Surcharge Would Harm Business

We call ourselves a commonwealth.

Archived: Paid Leave Proposals Not Reasonable or Manageable

Editor’s Note: The following testimony opposing paid leave was delivered to the State House by AIM today. The…

Archived: The Constitutional Amendment Tax Trap – Myths and Facts, Part 4

Editor’s note – Beacon HIll lawmakers will vote on Wednesday whether to place on the 2018 statewide ballot…

Archived: The Constitutional Amendment Tax Trap – Myths and Facts, Part 3

Editor’s note – Beacon HIll lawmakers will vote on Wednesday whether to place on the 2018 statewide ballot…

Archived: Paid Leave Bill Would Create Massive New State Bureaucracy

If you’re an employer who enjoys navigating the endless disputes, hearings and paperwork of state bureaucracies ” think…

Archived: NAFTA Ready to be Renegotiated

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will be renegotiated in August. If you export to Canada or…

Archived: The Constitutional Amendment Tax Trap – Myths and Facts, Part 2

Editor’s note – Beacon HIll lawmakers will vote on Wednesday whether to place on the 2018 statewide ballot…

Archived: The Constitutional Amendment Tax Trap – Myths and Facts, Part 1

Editor’s note – Beacon HIll lawmakers will vote on Wednesday whether to place on the 2018 statewide ballot…

Archived: Employer Confidence Rebounds in May

Massachusetts employer confidence resumed its upward trajectory during May as companies expressed renewed optimism about their own business…

Archived: Senate Creates Roadmap for Debate on Employer Assessment

The Massachusetts Senate today sought to define the process through which the Baker Administration might require employers pay…

Archived: Tech Foundry Addresses Burgeoning Need for IT Workers

Associated Industries of Massachusetts last week presented the John Gould Education and Workforce Development Award to Tech Foundry…

Archived: AIM Vision Awards | WHOI Makes Massachusetts Global Center of Ocean Science

Associated Industries of Massachusetts last week presented the second annual Vision Awards, which honor the accomplishments of companies…

Archived: AIM Vision Awards | Bright Horizons Helps Employers, Employees Balance Complex Work/Life Issues

Associated Industries of Massachusetts last week presented the second annual Vision Awards, which honor the accomplishments of companies…