Archived: Concerns About Europe, Economy Depress Employer Confidence
Deepening concern among employers about the European financial crisis and slumping economic growth in the United States drove…
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Archived: Receiving a Health Insurance Rebate? Here are Questions to Consider
Many Massachusetts employers are receiving a welcome surprise from their health insurance companies this month – a rebate…
July 2, 2012
Read MoreArchived: Supreme Court Health Reform Ruling Has Little Effect on Massachusetts
The United States Supreme Court ruling moments ago upholding key provisions of federal health care reform means that…
June 28, 2012
Read MoreArchived: Supreme Court Affirms Limits on Union Assessments to Non-Members
The United States Supreme Court affirmed today that unions may not force non members to fund political activities without…
June 21, 2012
Read MoreArchived: AIM to Offer Health Insurance Discounts through Chamber Co-op
Associated Industries of Massachusetts announced today that it will offer health-insurance discounts to companies with 50 or fewer…
June 20, 2012
Read MoreArchived: UMass, Other Partners Seek Advanced Additive Technology Center
A team representing the University of Massachusetts, the University of Connecticut, MIT, the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology,…
June 14, 2012
Read MoreArchived: Kayem Cooks Up Tasty Future by Training Work Force
Kayem Foods has cooked up a 102-year history every bit as iconic as the ballpark franks it makes…
June 12, 2012
Read MoreArchived: Atrius CEO Pursues Efficiency in Health-Care Delivery
What happens when the largest physician group in Massachusetts decides to transform the delivery of medical care?
June 11, 2012
Read MoreArchived: CEO Describes Bold Initiative to Control Health Insurance Costs
Marshfield-based Industrial Communications spent years coping with the rising cost of providing health insurance to its 85 employees…
June 8, 2012
Read MoreArchived: Compromise Reached on Teacher Evaluations
Stand for Children and the Massachusetts Teachers Association have reached an agreement that will obviate Stand’s ballot initiative…
June 7, 2012
Read MoreArchived: Focus on Health Care Jobs is Misguided
AIM’s effort to address the health-cost crisis facing employers has been opposed by hospitals, doctors and others who…
June 7, 2012
Read MoreArchived: House Bill Takes First Step Toward Curing Health-Cost Crisis
Massachusetts lawmakers moved a step closer yesterday to addressing the health-cost crisis facing employers as the House of…
June 6, 2012
Read MoreArchived: Senate Again Defeats Dangerous ‘Paycheck Fairness Act’
The U.S. Senate today defeated for the second time on two years the so-called Paycheck Fairness Act, which…
June 5, 2012
Read MoreArchived: Sluggish Recovery Finally Changing Bay State Job Market
The 2012 Associated Industries of Massachusetts General Wage Report released today indicates that the lurching economic recovery has…
June 5, 2012
Read MoreArchived: Employer Confidence Drifts with Changing Economic Currents
Confidence among Massachusetts employers ebbed slightly last month as companies continued to drift in economic currents with no…
June 5, 2012
Read MoreArchived: U.S. House Panel Approves Repeal of Medical Device Tax
The House Ways and Means Committee approved legislation Thursday that would repeal a medical-device tax that analysts estimate…
June 1, 2012
Read MoreArchived: Ballot Question on Teacher Performance: Good Purpose, Wrong Approach
(Editor’s note: The following article was written by Richard C. Lord, President & CEO of Associated Industries of…
June 1, 2012
Read MoreArchived: House Bill Would Make Private Day-Care Providers Public Employees
Don’t be surprised to see your neighborhood day-care provider wearing a union tee-shirt the next time you drop…
May 31, 2012
Read MoreArchived: Senate Advances Health Cost Bill; House Urged to Set Ambitious Goal
Two days after Governor Deval Patrick suggested that the health-care industry could slow the growth of medical spending…
May 18, 2012
Read MoreArchived: US-Colombia Trade Agreement will Help Massachusetts Companies
The United States-Colombia Free Trade Agreement took effect on Tuesday, making 80 percent of US exports to and…
May 17, 2012
Read MoreArchived: Court Halts NLRB ‘Quickie’ Union Election Rules – For Now
A United States District Court issued a judgment Monday invalidating the recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regulations promoting…
May 16, 2012
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