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| | | New York, California raise minimum wage well beyond Mass. wage floor | | | | On the same day that the governors of California and New York signed laws to ramp up the minimum wage in those states to $15 an hour, Gov. Charlie Baker said he was in no rush to follow the leads of his Democratic counterparts. | | | | Read more >> | | | | Commuter rail expansion gets skeptical response from MBTA | | | | MBTA overseers on Monday greeted warily potential pilots for expanding commuter rail service to Bourne and Foxborough and lowering weekend fares to Plymouth to encourage greater ridership. | | | | Read more >> | | | | Rosenberg: Mass. "can and should" tax biggest earners at higher rate | | | | Senate President Stanley Rosenberg spoke on Monday in favor of raising the taxes on the highest earners in the state. | | | | Read more >> | | | | | | Like us on Facebook for our latest business news |
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| | | Question of the Week | | | | Can't answer the question in your email? Click here to view as web page before commenting. | A Shrewsbury landscaping company in April was penalized $31,000 for not complying with wage laws. In announcing the penalty, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office publicly named the company and detailed the offenses. Should regulatory penalties against businesses be publicized? Yes. It is a deterrent for those who might otherwise make a similar offense.
Yes. As long as regulatory agencies are evenhanded in their publicity.
No. Companies don't need to be publicly shamed.
No. Politicians unevenly use these announcements to gain notoriety.
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