Archived: Massachusetts Lacks Foundation to Eliminate Non-Compete Agreements
People who support banning non-compete agreements in Massachusetts often point to California as a state that has unleashed…
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Archived: Trade Agreements Split Massachusetts Delegation
Congress last night approved free-trade Agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama in votes that divided the Massachusetts…
October 13, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Unemployment Fund Surplus Shows State Was Right to Freeze Rates
Massachusetts lawmakers who voted to freeze unemployment insurance rates in January endured a torrent of criticism from union…
October 13, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Congress: Approve Trade Pacts with South Korea, Colombia, Panama
Associated Industries of Massachusetts is urging the Massachusetts Congressional delegation to support free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia…
October 12, 2011
Read MoreArchived: NLRB Postpones Implementation of Union Notification Rule
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has postponed by 10 weeks the implementation of a new rule that…
October 7, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Supplemental Budget Will Free Money to Train Workers
The Massachusetts House of Representatives approved a supplemental budget today that will free up millions of dollars in desperately…
October 5, 2011
Read MoreArchived: 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…
October 4, 2011
Read MoreArchived: 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…
October 3, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Webinar | Employers Face Complex Issues, Uncertain Economy
How will the slowing global economy affect the business climate in Massachusetts?
September 30, 2011
Read MoreArchived: 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…
September 29, 2011
Read MoreArchived: 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…
September 27, 2011
Read MoreArchived: 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…
September 26, 2011
Read MoreArchived: 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.
September 23, 2011
Read MoreArchived: 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…
September 22, 2011
Read MoreArchived: 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…
September 21, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Steward Health System Announces Insurance Plan
Steward Health Care System continued to reshape the Massachusetts health care market yesterday by announcing the creation of…
September 16, 2011
Read MoreArchived: 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…
September 15, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Non-Compete Agreements Protect Innovation Economy
On a day when a Devens company disclosed that a former employee provided proprietary wind turbine technology to…
September 15, 2011
Read MoreArchived: 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…
September 15, 2011
Read MoreArchived: 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…
September 14, 2011
Read MoreArchived: 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…
September 9, 2011
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