Tag: policy
What Tech Leaders Say About Ballot Question 1
With election day only seven days away, Question 1 continues to make waves. As the largest technology membership organization in the state, MassTLC felt...
MassTLC Policy Initiatives – 2018 in Review
A thriving innovation ecosystem demands collaboration among industry, education and government to ensure ideas are cultivated, skilled talent is developed, and the legal/regulatory frameworks...
Mass Workers Entitled to Pay During Non-compete Period Under New Law
Massachusetts workers with non-compete clauses in their contracts will soon be the first in the US to benefit from a so-called “garden leave” provision,...
DoJ Sues California Over New Net Neutrality Law
On Sunday, The Department of Justice sued the state of California to stop the state’s new net neutrality law that “would guarantee full and...
Can America Lead in Tech Without Immigrants?
Will anti-immigrant sentiment in the US deter the next generation of tech leaders and founders from coming to America? It hasn’t happened yet, says...
California Passes New Data Privacy Law With National Implications
The following blog post originally appeared on the Foley Hoag blog.
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The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”) was signed into law on June 28,...
Massachusetts Equal Pay Act Takes Effect on July 1st
On July 1, 2018, an updated Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (MEPA) will go into effect. It's the first update to the law since 1945...
Why So Many E-Mails Seeking Consent?
As you may know from our client alerts, the European Union has passed a new regulation, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) that...
Tech CEOs Urge Congress to Support Federal Net Neutrality
In January of this year, MassTLC joined with Senator Edward Markey to announce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval. Tomorrow, May 9th, Senator...
Universal Basic Income: What We’ve Learned
Universal Basic Income (UBI) is not a new idea. We’ve written about it previously at MassTLC, and there is a great overview from the...
