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Massachusetts High Technology Council media coverage.
With Charlie Baker out, who will big business back for governor?
December 6, 2021The Boston GlobeBy: Shirley Leung After three straight governors with close ties to the state’s private sector, business leaders wonder if they’ll still have a friend in the...
Confusion mounts over federal employer vaccination mandate
December 1, 2021Boston HeraldBy: Amy Sokolow Courts around the country have eaten away at President Biden’s vaccination mandate for both federal contractors and employers with over 100 employees,...
Bold Types: The CEO running his Wakefield company from an attic has a remote-work model for all | It’s all in the wording
November 29, 2021The Boston GlobeBy: Jon Chesto Gladys Vega takes a bow and goes back to work; BC taps Barros; Battle brews over millionaires tax ballot wording; The value of a neighborhood...
Massachusetts is now flush with cash, possibly reshaping debate over proposed millionaires tax
November 25, 2021The Boston GlobeBy: Matt Stout Massachusetts has nearly $5 billion in unspent federal stimulus dollars to spread to its residents. At least another $8 billion in aid is...
Baystate Business: Millionaires Tax (Radio)
Bloomberg Baystate Business Radio for Thursday, November 18, 2021 Massachusetts High Technology Council President Chris Anderson joins hosts Joe Shortsleeve, Janet Wu, and Anne Mostue to discuss the...
Campaign behind initiative in Mass. to classify app-based drivers as independent contractors submits 260,000 signatures to county administrators
November 18, 2021Ballotpedia NewsBy: Victoria Antram On Nov. 16, the Massachusetts Coalition for Independent Work announced that they had submitted a total of 260,000 signatures to local...
Business group threatens SJC challenge to millionaires tax language
November 17, 2021Boston Business Journal By: Greg Ryan The Massachusetts High Technology Council is likely to launch a court challenge to the ballot language for the so-called millionaires'...
Where Massachusetts leaders stand on ‘app-based workers’ remaining contractors
October 11, 2021Boston Business Journal By: Lucia Maffei A bill that would designate app-based drivers as independent contractors, while creating a small benefits program for drivers, is...
Should Massachusetts require employers upon request to disclose the pay scale for a position to a job applicant or an employee in that position?
September 12, 2021 The Boston Globe By: John Laidler NO Christopher R. Anderson President, Massachusetts High Technology Council; Westford resident Eliminating wage discrimination...
Massachusetts Medical Leaders Advise Workplace Vaccine Mandates
August 10, 2021Boston HeraldBy: Amy Sokolow Business and medical leaders from some of Boston’s biggest institutions have instituted vaccine mandates for their workplaces, and think others should do...
Baystate Business: Breakthrough Cases (Radio)
Bloomberg Baystate Business Radio for Friday, July 30, 2021 Massachusetts High Technology Council President Chris Anderson joins hosts Tom Moroney, Kim Carrigan and Anne Mostue to discuss the...
Baystate Business: Congressman Keating (Radio)
July 14, 2021Bloomberg Baystate Business (Radio)Hosts: Tom Moroney, Joe Shortsleeve, and Kim Carrigan | Producer: Dan Pierce Bloomberg Baystate Business for Wednesday, July 14, 2021 | Click HERE to...
Three Biz Groups Take Sides in Debate Over App-Based Drivers, Benefits
July 8, 2021State House News ServiceBy: Chris Lisinksi A trio of regional business organizations in Massachusetts threw their support behind gig economy giants in the growing debate over pay and...
Lawmakers Advance Income Surtax to 2022 Ballot
June 9, 2021State House News ServiceBy: Colin A. Young, with contributions from Chris Van Buskirk and Michael P. Norton With a vote of the House and Senate Wednesday afternoon, the Massachusetts...
Legislature passes Fair Share amendment again
June 9, 2021CommonWealth MagazineBy: Shira Schoenberg The Massachusetts Legislature on Wednesday passed a constitutional amendment raising taxes on income over $1 million, the final vote needed to...
Massachusetts Legislature overwhelmingly advances proposed tax on top earners to 2022 ballot
June 9, 2021The Boston GlobeBy: Matt Stout Massachusetts lawmakers overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to advance a sweeping change to the state tax code to the 2022 ballot, kickstarting what’s expected...
Baystate Business: Millionaires Tax (Radio)
June 8, 2021Bloomberg Baystate Business (Radio)Hosts: Joe Shortsleeve, Kim Carrigan and Anne Mostue | Producer: Dan Pierce Bloomberg Baystate Business for Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 | Click HERE to...
Proposal to tax top earners more looks to be headed to 2022 ballot; lawmakers plan key vote
June 3, 2021The Boston GlobeBy: Matt Stout After years of wrangling and setbacks, Massachusetts voters appear poised to finally get the chance to decide whether the state’s highest earners...
Mass. employers still have options to vaccinate workers on-site
May 4, 2021 Boston Business Journal By: Greg Ryan, with contributions from Jessica Bartlett AccuRounds CEO Michael Tamasi said an on-site clinic could help drive up the vaccination rate among the...
Remote work looks like it’s here to stay
March 17, 2021CommonWealth MagazineBy: Shira Schoenberg Companies see gains from hybrid models Eastern Bank used to be a typical employer. Be in the office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with an hour break...
When are we going back to the office? Big employers set timelines but remain cautious
March 14, 2021The Boston GlobeBy Jon Chesto Companies are suggesting a wide range of return dates, mostly from June to September After scrambling to shut down their offices last March, many top...