The real question is, will state elected officials return to their default settings by expecting job creators to shoulder the burden through higher taxes, or will they learn from past UI missteps and seek meaningful reforms?
Christopher Carlozzi
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Mass. employers shouldn’t get stuck with the UI bill
IN THE CONFUSION surrounding the initial weeks and months of the pandemic, when businesses were ordered to close their doors and workers were losing their jobs by the thousands, the state attempted to provide unemployment insurance benefits to claimants as quickly as possible. As the state of Massachusetts desperately rushed to get checks in the […]
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Telehealth needs to deliver care at a lower cost
WITH MANDATED CLOSURES, significant loss of revenue, and uncertainty impacting Main Street’s bottom line, the COVID-19 pandemic has already imposed unforeseen costs on small businesses struggling to survive. But even as employers grapple with these challenges, they are working hard to make sure their employees have continued access to high-quality and affordable health care. For […]
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Lawmakers have more work to do on energy
AS IT ALWAYS DOES, the summer’s legislative session on Beacon Hill concluded with a flurry of activity, ending with a number of bills sent to Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk on everything from a sales tax holiday to automatic voter registration. For all our progress, one area where work isn’t finished is energy. Massachusetts has shown […]
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Downsides of minimum wage boost and paid family leave
FOR MASSACHUSETTS small businesses, 2018 is shaping up to be a potentially devastating year. A coalition backed by big labor is making a strong push for both a $15 minimum wage and mandatory paid family and medical leave. If these costly policies fail to be enacted through the legislative process, proponents will then ask Massachusetts […]
Posted inHealth Care
Time to get MassHealth house in order
ELEVEN YEARS AGO, Chapter 58—also known as RomneyCare—was signed into law. The landmark law was passed on the premise that there was a shared responsibility among all of us to be insured, offer affordable coverage, control costs, and to eliminate free riders in the system. It was also passed with the promise that the Commonwealth will make it […]