New workers comp laws fair and affordable
By Lisa Lerer, Boston.
More than a year after Massachusetts voters passed the Fair Employment and Housing Act in 2010, labor officials are calling for an overhaul of the system in the state’s largest urban cities, as Boston braces for the arrival of more and more jobs.
The new law does 우리카지노not provide a single standard for determining if the jobs created by a new worker should be considered a우리카지노 salary, a wage, bonuses or benefits. For example, if you become an air traffic controller for $40,000 in a city of about 3 million people, you’d pay no state income taxes. But in a city where you have $18,000 in net annual income, you may want to consider “employer benefits,” like health insurance, retirement or child care.
State Labor Commissioner Amy Kreiner said she wants to add a separate type of calculation of pay — “not a number — a percentage.”
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Kreiner said she would consult with카지노 사이트 the Massachusetts General Assembly about the changes.
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“You should be paid more and given more freedom to be paid more,” Kreiner said.
At the same time, Kreiner said she would not “do away” with how the state does its job of determining whether a worker is a labor advocate.
“You’re talking about two different people on a particular job,” Kreiner said. “The person who is calling in and having an action on behalf of workers, the state should be very aware of them.”
It’s unclear how much the changes would add to Massachusetts’ economy. The state’s labor force increased 2.8 percent last year, and employment jumped 2.4 percent in 2014. Most of that is the result of the rise in low-skill jobs, which have driven up housing costs. Meanwhile, the rise in construction jobs was driven by the state’s strong economy and recent tax breaks that encourage companies to open factories in neighboring states.
For the first time in five years, new jobs in the country’s third-largest economy did not match the same growth in Massachusetts’ labor force. The increase in new employment in all sectors of the economy also appears to be tied to the weak economy in Boston. New jobs in public administration fell 13.8 percent last year, or an annual average of 2
