Companies that offer workers a family and medical leave plan that is at least as generous as the benefits that will be provided by the new state program can now apply for an exemption from the payroll tax contributions the state plans to begin collecting July 1.
With a few clicks, Comptroller Thomas Shack can easily pull up information on the latest hires at the MBTA, the Department of Children and Families, or any other executive department. He can see an employee’s salary, their education, their years of relevant experience and even whether an elected official wrote them a letter of recommendation.
U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in July and raised their wages – signs of labor market tightness that likely clears the way for the Federal Reserve to announce next month a plan to start shrinking its massive bond portfolio.
