Career & Workplace
Career & Workplace
Employers Should Look at Each Candidate as an Individual By Kelly Moulton and Mia McDonald In the midst of the Great Resignation, employers are desperate to hire new staff. […]
SPRINGFIELD — Tiffany Appleton has been named president of the board of directors at Dakin Humane Society in Springfield. Appleton joined the board in 2017 and served as its secretary from […]
FLORENCE — Florence Bank announced that president and CEO Kevin Day will retire on Nov. 25, and a focused search is underway for a new leader. Day took over as […]
HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has announced the appointment of Lisa Wray-Schechterle, as the hospital’s director of Community Benefits. Wray-Schechterle joins the hospital from Pyramid Management Group where she served […]
SPRINGFIELD — The management of Big Y Foods Inc. has announced the following new appointments in Western Mass.: • Shane Lashway, store director, Amherst Big Y Supermarket; • Brian Cromack, […]
LEE — Evan Collins has joined Lee Bank as a mortgage originator and will be working out of the Pittsfield branch. Colins was previously employed as a sales associate at […]
HOLYOKE — The Dowd Agencies announced the promotion of Jack Dowd from account executive to vice president of personal lines. Dowd has been with the agency since 2016 and represents […]
Work in Progress Since its inception, the SummerWorks program administered by the Commonwealth Corp. has opened doors for young people and introduced them to the world of work. This […]
The DOL Is Set to Ramp Up Audits By Alexander J. Cerbo, Esq. The Department of Labor (DOL) hasannounced it intends to increaseFamily and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) audits […]
Case in Point By Trevor R. Brice All discrimination lawsuits strike fear into the hearts of employers, but perhaps none more so than complaints alleging sexual harassment. In addition […]
Coping with the ‘Great Resignation’ By Sarah Rose Stack You’ve just woken up. As you sip your morning coffee, you open your e-mail and give it a quick glance. […]
Facing Whistleblower Concerns By Jeremy Saint Laurent, Esq. Facebook is currently in very murky waters with both the federal government and with its users. Employers should pay attention to […]
Questions, Questions At a time when most companies and nonprofit institutions in the region are hiring, or trying to, many area business owners, managers, and HR directors are sitting […]
Get the Vaccine or Get Fired? By John S. Gannon, Esq. and Meaghan E. Murphy, Esq. To mandate the COVID vaccine, or not to mandate? That is the question […]
Breaking Down the Trickier Aspects of Massachusetts Laws By Ludwell Chase and Amy B. Royal, Esq. State and federal laws pertaining to minimum wage, tips, overtime, and employing minors are […]
