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Tuesday, July 19, 2016
 
Regulating Airbnb down to earth
 
The Worcester City Council has charged City Manager Edward Augustus and his team at City Hall with the unenviable task of establishing local regulations around the services provided by San Francisco technology firm Airbnb.
 
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Shareholders approve $67B EMC, Dell merger
 
EMC shareholders voted today to approve the merger agreement with Dell at a special meeting in a nearly unanimous decision, with regulatory approval from China being the only remaining hurdle for the merger.
 
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Central Mass. awarded $4M for manufacturing training
 
A consortium of community colleges has received a $4 million U.S. Department of Labor grant that will provide training for 400 people in advanced manufacturing Worcester, Middlesex and Essex counties.
 
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No sales tax holiday this summer
 
For the first time since 2009, it appears Massachusetts consumers will not get a reprieve from the state's 6.25 percent sales tax this summer, legislative leaders said Monday.
 
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WPI names new entrepreneur-in-residence
 
Worcester Polytechnic Institute has named Yael Schwartz, entrepreneur and life science executive, as the university’s Coleman Entrepreneur-in-Residence, a position where she will guide early-stage startups coming out of the school.
 
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Ride-hailing negotiations underway
 
Negotiations are underway to reconcile the Senate and House bills regulating ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft.
 
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Legislators aim to finish 'big six' bills
 
Legislators are optimistic they will be able to tackle important bills such as economic development, restricting the use of non-compete agreements and ensuring pay equity between genders in less than two weeks.
 
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Question of the Week
 
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A pay equity bill aimed at ensuring that men and women are paid the same for comparable work has been passed by both the House and the Senate. Included in the bill is a first-in-the-nation provision to prevent employers from requesting salary history in hiring.
Do you support preventing employers from asking about salary history?
Yes. Pay should be based on the job and a person’s experience and qualifications.
Yes. Having salary history gives an unfair advantage to potential employers during negotiations.
No. This is pertinent information when hiring a new employee.
No. This is an important question for negotiating purposes.

 
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