I’ve received almost 100 emails in the last 36 hours in response to my note about my opposition to the casino bill. Although the tally of these responses is over two to one in agreement with my opposition, there are a great many people whom I respect who disagree with me on this vote. For …
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Speaker DeLeo Announces Gaming Plan
Speaker DeLeo announced today his plan for gaming in the Commonwealth — essentially two resort casinos and slots at the race tracks with the revenues spread to multiple goals and constituencies. The speaker’s messaging on the bill is primarily focused on the employment benefits.
Durations of non-competes should reflect shortened job tenures
It’s critical to reduce the length of non-competes as the longevity of startup companies decreases, reducing the average job tenure for many startup employees. During the tech bubble the average job tenures I observed on many resumes decreased dramatically. The trend appears to have continued unabated since then, which is easy to confirm with a …
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Non-compete Bill Reported Favorably
Legislation to revise the law of non-competition agreements took a step forward this week. The Committee on Labor and Human Resources reported out a bill with a favorable recommendation.
I’m envious of Waltham for scoring the new BJ’s Club.
Hello, Will There is a new BJ’s Club going into a large parcel of land in Waltham (or is it Watertown). Today I read that Lowe’s was interested in going into Brighton. Do we not have a parcel of town property large enough to accommodate an anchor store the likes of a Lowe’s? Preferably this …
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So what now?
So, we all know now that companies seek to protect certain intellectual property and business interests. What about the interests of the individuals working for these companies to have a career? I’ve posted a couple of times now. My former employer finally stopped threatening me after I gave no response to a drafted complaint they …