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Massachusetts businesses push back against ballooning unemployment taxes following COVID-related claims Updated 6:15 PM; A growing number of Massachusetts business owners — who took solace in the passage of a bill promoting an unemployment tax rate freeze during the COVID-19 pandemic — are sounding the alarm after seeing massive increases in their employee contribution rate on their state tax notices. The Retailers Association of Massachusetts circulated a letter to Gov. Charlie Baker and lawmakers urging them to find a fix to close a $4 billion-plus deficit the state Unemployment Insura...

Employers face steep new fee increase to keep state’s unemployment insurance fund solvent Business groups call for government help in the face of skyrocketing bills By Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated April 9, 2021, 1 hour ago Email to a Friend Jon Hurst, president of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts (pictured at the Belmont Wheelworks bicycle shop last August).Nancy Lane/Pool/file A coalition of business groups sent a letter to state and federal leaders on Friday, calling for help in the face of skyrocketing unemployment insurance bills that will take many companies by surprise ...

‘This really doesn’t change anything’: Business owners say relaxed capacity restrictions are deceiving By Anissa Gardizy Globe Staff,Updated March 1, 2021, 5:48 p.m. Email to a Friend Maria Delvecchio enjoyed a Capriese salad as Adam Roellke served her a glass of white wine at Victory Point in Marina Bay on Monday. That was the first day of Step 2 of Phase III of the State's reopening plan, under which where restaurants no longer have a percent capacity limit; six-foot social distancing, limits of six people per table, and 90 minute limits remain in place.Matthew J Lee/Globe s...

HYANNIS — Just a short time after Gov. Charlie Baker announced Thursday that live music would again be allowed at restaurants Monday, general manager Jon Bercume started to contact drummer Bart Weisman to let him know his band was welcome back next week at the Cape Codder Resort & Spa. Weisman had already emailed him first. And by 4 p.m., Weisman had let the media know that his Bart Weisman Jazz Group — wearing masks and distanced from diners — would again be playing at the resort’s Grand Cru Restaurant every Friday night as of March 5. And he also set up his regular Sunday Smooth Jaz...

By State House News Service Tens of thousands of people logged onto their computers Thursday morning hoping to grab one of the 50,000 new appointments being made available for a COVID-19 vaccine at venues like Gillette Stadium and Fenway Park. The experience has been frequently compared to trying to score tickets to a popular concert or a big game. And soon, Massachusetts residents and sports fans may find themselves trying to do both. Gov. Charlie Baker took a major step forward Thursday to reopen parts of the economy that have been shuttered, in some cases, since the beginning...