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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Boston Taxi Drivers Association follows Governor Patrick's lead
According to The Boston Globe, the Boston Taxi Drivers Association has told Hyatt Hotels that its drivers will boycott the hotel until Hyatt rehires the housekeepers it laid off last month. The Eastern Sociological Society, which planned to hold its … Continue reading
Posted in Labor and Employment
Tagged boycott, Deval Patrick, Hyatt, Massachusetts, Unions
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Hotel layoffs prompt Governor to weigh in
Today Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick called for a boycott of Hyatt Hotels following a recent layoff of its housekeeping staff in its Boston hotels. In fact, the Governor levied very harsh words against the hotel giant in a letter sent … Continue reading
Posted in Labor and Employment
Tagged boycott, Deval Patrick, Hyatt, layoffs, Massachusetts, outsourcing, recession
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H1N1: Is Your Business Ready?
No doubt you’ve heard the concerns that the H1N1 virus will run rampant during the up-coming flu season and the vaccine manufactured to protect against the virus may not be available to the general public until the flu season is … Continue reading
Posted in Labor and Employment
Tagged Americans with Disabilities Act, CDC guidelines, Centers for Disease Control, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, H1N1, swine flu
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Employee Free Choice Act gets nod at AFL-CIO convention
In an address at the AFL-CIO convention on Tuesday, September 15 President Barack Obama reiterated his support for the Employee Free Choice Act, “because if a majority of workers want a union, they should get a union.” Richard Trumka, the … Continue reading
Learning the Hard Way: the SJC's recent reminder that worker misclassification costs big bucks
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, guess what – it is a duck. This means that you can’t try to call it a fish, because it just isn’t. This old adage so aptly describes situations … Continue reading
Posted in Labor and Employment
Tagged independent contractors, Massachusetts Wage Act, Supreme Judicial Court, worker misclassification
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