Massachusetts News

Industry Update: Massachusetts to Enforce 2020 Right To Repair Law

2023-12-19T15:58:48-05:00June 2nd, 2023|2023, Automotive Industry News, General Industry News, Massachusetts News|

A new right to repair law in Massachusetts recently got the go-ahead from a federal judge for enforcement. The law went into effect on Thursday, June 1st amid efforts from automakers to overturn it. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell [...]

Massachusetts Increases Minimum Wage and Ends Premium Pay Effective January 1, 2023

2023-04-17T11:11:00-04:00December 12th, 2022|2022, Benefits Administration, Employee Benefits Legislation, Labor News, Legislative News, Massachusetts News|

Learn more about Massachusetts' minimum wage increase and hour changes will take effect on January 1, 2023. Minimum Wage Massachusetts’ minimum wage will increase to $15 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $6.75 [...]

Massachusetts Labor Update: Massachusetts Minimum Wage and PFML Increases for 2022

2023-04-17T11:22:04-04:00December 14th, 2021|2021, Benefits Administration, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Legislation, Labor News, Massachusetts News|

The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) has continued to issue guidance and clarifications regarding the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFML) since the law went into effect in January 2021. Below is a summary [...]

NARFA Enhances the AICC Loss Control Team Starting on July 1st, 2021

2023-04-17T11:22:52-04:00June 22nd, 2021|2021, Company News, Massachusetts News, Safety Tips, Workers Compensation|

We are pleased to introduce the Automotive Industries Compensation Corporation (AICC) Loss Control & Safety Team to the membership, as of July 1st, 2021. The AICC Administrator, FutureComp, will be utilizing a three-person team of safety professionals to deliver [...]

Massachusetts Updates Premium Pay Under Blue Laws

2023-04-17T11:22:56-04:00May 28th, 2021|2021, Benefits Administration, Labor News, Legislative News, Massachusetts News|

Massachusetts has made several revisions to its “blue laws” that require most employers that are retailers to pay premium pay for work on certain holidays. First, the Commonwealth has designated Juneteenth Independence Day, June 19, as a legal holiday. [...]