Career & Workplace

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A chart of area employment agencies Click HERE to download the PDF chart

Statute with Limitations?

NLRB’s Joint-employer Campaign Provides Some Food for Thought By PETER VICKERY Is a franchisor liable for the labor practices of a franchisee? Are they joint employers? No, not according to […]

Non-compete Agreements

It Appears That These Contracts May Be Here to Stay By PETER VICKERY, Esq. There have been no TV specials, live re-enactments, or commemorative stamps, but the fact is, this […]

Buying Life Insurance for Employees

Tax Rules Make This Practice More Complicated Than Many Think By CATHERINE CURRY, CPA There are many reasons why an employer might buy life insurance for their employees: employee benefits, […]

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Decisions, Decisions

Three Recent Rulings Issued by the MCAD Are Ones to Remember By PETER VICKERY Is a worker who had a heart attack ‘handicapped’ in the legal sense of the word? […]

A Word on Employee Handbooks

Beware Some of the Many Costly Mistakes Employers Make By Kathryn S. Crouss, Esq. Employee handbooks communicate employers’ expectations to employees. While such manuals are not required, they are recommended. […]

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A chart of the region’s employment agencies Click here to download the PDF

Maximum Potential

Sunshine Village Provides Opportunities for Clients, Solutions for Employers Gina Golash Kos says Sunshine Village gives people with disabilities the opportunity to fulfill their potential, become independent, and learn valuable […]

Class Action

Tech Foundry Aims to Build a Skilled Workforce — and More Paragus Strategic IT, by any measure, is one of the Pioneer Valley’s recent success stories, a fast-growing technology firm […]

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Helping Companies Get IT

FIT Solutions Creates a Strong Niche Within the Staffing Industry Jackie Fallon says her expertise lies in the realms of technology and staffing, but she also has a background of […]

Where the Jobs Are — and Where They Will Be

Larry Martin says the numbers in the most recent report from the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development concerning employment by sector in Hampden County paint a fairly […]

Cruise Control

REB’s New Director Wants to Build on Recent Momentum Dave Cruise’s desk — or, more specifically, what sits on it — speaks volumes about his work with the Regional Employment […]

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On the Clock

Vacation Time Isn’t a Benefit If Workers Don’t Use It When it comes to vacations, Patti D’Amaddio said, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that employees […]

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Hire Purpose

Griffin Staffing Network Goes Extra Mile to Help Job Applicants Like many people working in the broad realm of staffing and human resources, Nicole Griffin identifies employees as every company’s […]

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A chart of area employment agencies Click here to download the PDF