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Archived: Employer Confidence Wanes, But Companies Do Not Expect Freefall

The economic wagon may be running downhill, but Massachusetts employers apparently don’t believe that the wheels are falling…

Archived: No Kidding: Bill Would Classify Day Care Workers as Public Employees

Here’s something for the “Are you kidding me?” file:  A bill pending in the Massachusetts Legislature would classify…

Archived: Webinar | Employers Face Complex Issues, Uncertain Economy

How will the slowing global economy affect the business climate in Massachusetts?

Archived: Brace for Coordinated Enforcement of Independent Contractor Law

Massachusetts employers are bracing for an onslaught of coordinated enforcement efforts by federal and state governments regarding the…

Archived: Renewing Your Health Plan? New Options Allow Employers to Cut Costs

The Massachusetts health care market is moving back to the future, putting employers back in the driver’s seat…

Archived: Proposed Rules Would Limit Advice to Employers on Union Issues

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed rules that would force employers to disclose detailed information about any…

Archived: AIM Executive Forum Video: Steward Announces Health Insurance Plan

Steward Health Care System Chairman Ralph de la Torre announces the creation of a new health insurance plan.

Archived: Research and Development Tax Credit Important to Massachusetts

A bipartisan group of United States Senators on Monday unveiled a proposal to strengthen and make permanent the federal research and development…

Archived: Expensive Health Insurance Mandates Threaten to Worsen Cost Crisis

The escalating health insurance cost crisis in Massachusetts has not stopped Beacon Hill lawmakers from introducing more than…

Archived: Steward Health System Announces Insurance Plan

Steward Health Care System continued to reshape the Massachusetts health care market yesterday by announcing the creation of…

Archived: House OKs Bill to Keep Government Out of Business Location Decisions

The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a bill supported by AIM that would prohibit the National Labor…

Archived: Non-Compete Agreements Protect Innovation Economy

On a day when a Devens company disclosed that a former employee provided proprietary wind turbine technology to…

Archived: Massachusetts Unemployment Rate Improves, But Job Numbers Drop

The Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in 30 months during August, but the good news…

Archived: Can This Man Control Your Health Care Costs?

Ralph de la Torre is operating on the Massachusetts health care market with the same precision he used…

Archived: Obama Jobs Plan Seeks to Restore Employer Confidence. Is it Working?

President Barack Obama unveiled his $447 billion jobs bill last night hoping to restore some of the economic…

Archived: AIM Tells Court that Employers Would Pay Twice for Cape Wind Power

National Grid’s proposal to buy electricity from Cape Wind violates state law by forcing employers in Grid’s service…

Archived: Court: Treble Damages Law Does Not Cover Claims Before July 2008

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has affirmed that employees may not seek mandatory treble damages for violations…

Archived: Sputtering Economy Erodes Massachusetts Business Confidence

A sputtering global economy eroded the confidence of Massachusetts employers during August, leaving prospects for job growth uncertain…

Archived: Supplemental Budget Addresses Regulation, Workforce Training

The Patrick administration filed a supplemental budget this week that contains two key provisions for employers – one…

Archived: Who is the Most Respected CEO in the World?

Steve Jobs’ resignation as chief executive of Apple Computer on August 25 has raised a familiar question around…

Archived: State Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Cape Wind Decision Sept. 8

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) will hear arguments September 8 from Associated Industries of Massachusetts and three…