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Senate authorizes online lottery
July 15, 2016The Senate authorized the Lottery to expand into cyberspace as part of an economic development bill that passed Thursday night on a 39-1 vote.
July 15, 2016
Pay equity bill passed
July 15, 2016The House has unanimously passed a pay equity bill that aims to ensure that men and women are paid the same for comparable work.
July 15, 2016
Business groups support House pay equity bill
July 14, 2016A business group whose members employ 250,000 people in Massachusetts has declared its support for gender-based pay equity legislation that's expected to clear the House on Thursday afternoon.
July 14, 2016
Corporate tax credits targeted by Senate
July 14, 2016Executives whose pay dwarfs that of their workforce could be constrained from obtaining corporate tax credits in Massachusetts under one of several tax-related proposals up for debate in the Senate Thursday.
July 14, 2016
Fitchburg State getting into big data with new program
July 14, 2016Fitchburg State University will offer a graduate certificate in data science this fall, the latest move by one of the region's colleges into the big data sphere.
July 14, 2016
Ride-hail restrictions opposed by business group
July 13, 2016Representatives from businesses, technology networks and civil rights organizations on Tuesday called on lawmakers to resist placing restrictions upon companies like Uber and Lyft.
July 13, 2016
Senate passes bill restricting credit checks on potential employees
July 13, 2016The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed legislation restricting businesses from requiring credit checks of potential employees.
July 13, 2016
Online rentals taxed under new Senate bill
July 13, 2016The Senate economic development bill proposes to pay for the new tax credit expansion by charging hotel and motel taxes on “transient accommodations” such as apartments rented out through online services like AirBnb.
July 13, 2016
Business-owner sentenced in $3.6M fraud case
July 13, 2016A Worcester woman has been sentenced in connection to a $3.6 million food stamp fraud scheme that she operated out of her convenience store.
July 13, 2016
State agrees to more money, penalty structure for commuter rail provider
July 12, 2016New agreements with the commuter rail operator that would pay it another $15.3 million in a year while establishing new penalties designed to ensure there are adequate trains on hand for weekday service.
July 12, 2016
Senate bill limits non-compete agreements to three months
July 12, 2016The Senate on Thursday will debate a redrafted version of the House's bill to limit the use of non-compete agreements in the private sector that would restrict the duration of such agreements to no more than three months.
July 12, 2016
State agrees to $19M to finish Fitchburg commuter rail station
July 12, 2016With the federal government threatening to reclaim nearly $60 million if train service does not begin at a new Wachusett Station by Sept. 30, state transportation officials on Monday reluctantly approved another $19 million to get the work done on
July 12, 2016
Workers' comp insurance rate drops for businesses
July 12, 2016The assessment rate Massachusetts employers pay to the state on workers' compensation insurance policies has dropped from 5.75 percent to 5.6 percent.
July 12, 2016
Ameresco secures $72M to improve EPA energy efficiency
July 12, 2016Framingham-based Ameresco has received a $72.2-million contract to improve the energy efficiency of four federal buildings in Washington, D.C., including the headquarters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
July 12, 2016
Leominster manufacturer penalized $1.4M for OT violations
July 12, 2016Leominster manufacturer United Solutions and a staffing agency it used have been ordered to pay $1.4 million in back wages and damages to 566 employees, as well as $100,000 in penalties to the U.S. Labor Department.
July 12, 2016
House taking up equal pay legislation
July 11, 2016The House is scheduled to take up legislation this week aimed at ensuring pay equity for women, a bill (S 2107) that has already cleared the Senate.
July 11, 2016
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