MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS PASSED the earned sick time ballot question by an overwhelming margin last November and the Commonwealth’s new earned sick time law is scheduled to begin on July 1. Attorney General Maura Healey has released preliminary regulations and scheduled a series of hearings across the state to solicit public input. Regrettably, last ditch efforts […]
Philip Edmundson
Posted inEconomy, Health Care, Opinion
Workers comp reform offers wellness lessons
Obesity, and the chronic disease conditions that it causes and exacerbates, is the leading cause of the growth of healthcare spending in America. These growing costs hurt our businesses and our overall economy. For government, growing healthcare costs cause higher taxes and crowd out other investments in our future. The business community, passively accepting these […]