Located in the Greater New England region, we at Navigate want to help your business perform better. A big part of ensuring business success is ensuring that your business is staying atop on all of the latest local and national regulations and how they are changing. Staying atop of the constant changes can be difficult for a business owner who already has a lot of other issues to worry about, but failure to understand the changes can spell out potential legal issues that can be very costly. It is best to be proactive. For business owners located in New England, look no further for the latest updates on regulations in New England laws and how they will impact your business. We will break down new regulations and make them easy for you to understand what exactly they mean. Topic examples include how the Massachusetts minimum wage will affect small businesses and changes in New Hampshire’s workers’ compensation laws.
New England small businesses house much of the region’s workforce. They make up its vast majority of companies, but they’re often stuck with fewer options -- and higher costs -- than larger organizations offering disability insurance to their employees. In a...
Recently, many U.S. states and cities have enacted bills to “Ban the Box” and prevent employers from requiring job applicants to disclose their criminal backgrounds. Such laws offer applicants with criminal histories an opportunity they’ve long been looking for: to...
Netflix, an online video service, announced a new parental leave policy in 2015 that put a smile on the faces of some of its working moms and dads. The streaming giant’s new leave policy allows many of its working parents to take unlimited leave during the first year...
Think you’re compliant with Massachusetts employment law? Take the Business Regulations Quiz to find out! This 21-question quiz will test your expertise in all areas of employment from workers compensation to sexual harassment. Simply click the "Start" button...
Well, here we are again. The New England Patriots nearly made it to the Super Bowl . . . again. They may have fallen two points short of the big game, but guess what? They’ll be vying for the Super Bowl next year. New Englanders from Boston to Bangor certainly know...
For small business owners, requiring paid sick leave could effectively double the cost of a job or position. Read this piece to learn about the Paid Sick Leave Law.
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