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Change in Federal Combined-Wage Claim Law

Effective January 11, 2009, in order to file a Combined-Wage Claim with Massachusetts as the ‘Paying State’, you must have worked and earned wages in Massachusetts and another state during the four completed calendar quarters prior to filing.  Learn more about the amended regulation.

Whether you are just beginning your career, changing your career or thinking of starting a new career, you need to carefully consider all your options.  The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development’s Career Moves Guide provides you with information about the occupations projected to be in demand in Massachusetts through 2014.  Read the Career Moves Guide.

New State Report Calls for Greater Emphasis on Workplace-Based Adult Education

A new report by the Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board finds that greater coordination and focus is needed to help Bay State working adults achieve economic success. The report finds that too few working adults are able to access the basic skills and education training needed in today’s global economy. More

Read this report on the MWIB website .

Working Together: Massachusetts' Regional Workforce Strategies Initiative

The Massachusetts Regional Workforce Strategy Initiative is a statewide effort to build regional pipelines to prepare Massachusetts workers for high demand jobs. 
>> Regional Workforce Summits and Briefings Schedule.

Unemployment Insurance Extended Benefits

On June 30, 2008, Congress passed into law a program allowing states to extend unemployment insurance benefits.  Governor Patrick has taken action to make this extension effective immediately in Massachusetts.  For more information about these extended benefits, go to Information on Unemployment Insurance Extended Benefits.