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An Inside-Out Approach to Organizational Performance

By Webster Bank Market volatility, inflation, and geopolitical instability. Employee turnover, increasing wage expectations, and yawning skill gaps….

Business

Sarah Mills Joins AIM Government-Affairs Team

Associated Industries of Massachusetts has bolstered its government affairs operation with the hiring of Sarah Mills, an experienced…

Business | Diversity | Human Resources

Leveraging Supplier Diversity for Economic Prosperity in Massachusetts

Editor’s note – This article appeared Wednesday in The Springfield Republican. By Brooke Thomson and Xiomara Albán DeLobato…

Business | Education | Life Sciences | Manufacturing | Workforce

UMass Lowell Earns 2024 Gould Award

UMass Lowell is on a roll. Named the No. 1 public school in the Commonwealth by the Wall…

Business

Federal Update: Portal Now Open for Contractors

The United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) Contractor Portal opened on April ….

Human Resources

Ask the Helpline: May a Terminated Worker Collect Unemployment?

Question We recently terminated an employee for performance issues. Can he receive unemployment when his termination was for…

Human Resources | Workforce

Furniture Chain Runs Afoul of Wage Act with Commissioned Employees

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled in 2019 that commissioned sales employees have a right to premium…

Business | Tax & Finances | Workforce

House Panel Proposes $58 Billion State Budget

By Sam Larson Vice President, Government Affairs The Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee last week unveiled its…

Business | Business Confidence | Health Care | Workforce

Business Confidence Retreats in March

Massachusetts employers are still not persuaded that the economy is fully healthy. The Associated Industries of Massachusetts Business…

Business | Education | Workforce

MCAS Graduation Requirement Key to Economy

By Brooke Thomson President & CEO Associated Industries of Massachusetts has always championed the value of education and…

Business | Diversity

AIM Honors Samuel M. Gebru, Black Lion Strategies, with 2024 Latimer Award

Samuel M. Gebru, founder and CEO of Black Lion Strategies, has made a career of creating “good trouble.”…

AIM, PNC to Honor Best Places for Working Parents Massachusetts

Associated Industries of Massachusetts and PNC Bank today announced a partnership designed to celebrate Massachusetts companies that support…

Human Resources

Jury Duty Scammers Target Employees

A new scam has appeared in which someone attempts to convince people who have missed their jury duty…

Human Resources | Workforce

Ask the Helpline: Know the Rules When Employing Minors

Question We are a plant nursery and would like to hire high school students to work in our…

Human Resources

State Senate Approves Revenge Porn Bill

The Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed on March 21st legislation to prevent individuals from using photographic images and video…

Business | Employment Law | Human Resources | Workforce

HR Professionals: Be Mindful of Antitrust Law

By Chris Deubert Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP Maybe don’t get a drink with your competitor. These are not easy times to…

Business | Health Care | Life Sciences

Community Health System Wins 2024 AIM Vision Award

Sturdy Health and its 110-year-old community hospital, Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, have been awarded the 2024 Associated…

Business | Health Care | Human Resources | Life Sciences | Pharma

Time to Address Health Costs and System Challenges

By Brooke Thomson President & CEO AIM member employers are painfully aware of the rising cost of providing…

Business | Human Resources | Workforce

CDC Updates Guidelines for Respiratory Viruses

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released new guidance on how to respond to COVID…

Employment Law | Human Resources

Employee Awarded Unemployment Benefits after Vaccine Refusal

While it may seem that the world has moved on from the COVID-19 pandemic, cases related to employer…

Business | Employment Law | Human Resources | Workforce

Court Strikes Down NLRB Joint-Employer Rule

A federal judge in Texas recently struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) new joint-employer rule, which…