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Delay of MA Paid Family & Medical Leave payroll tax deductions 

On June 11, state officials pushed back the deadline to start taking payroll deductions for PFML from July 1 to October 1.  What happened?  Last week, the state granted businesses a three-month delay before implementing the new paid family and medical leave program. These new taxes were supposed to kick in on July 1, but… Read more »

June Update: What does the new Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave mean for your employees and your business?

It’s coming, Massachusetts paid Family and Medical Leave – here is what you need to know! Note: This article has been updated to reflect the June 11, 2019 updates on effective dates issued by the state.   Note: This is an update to our previous blog on the subject. There’s a lot to understand in this particular… Read more »

What is MTA-STS, and how can it make my emails more secure?

MTA-STS (Mail Transfer Agent-Strict Transport Security, for the curious) is a new email security standard developed by Google, Microsoft, and other service providers.  First published in September 2018, the standard is now available to users of G Suite for email – giving millions of businesses a more secure way to communicate.   But why do we need a new standard? Well, historically, email has been sent over the internet unencrypted. This long-standing vulnerability potentially allows malicious… Read more »

Azure credit reductions: how will your nonprofit be affected?

A while ago, I wrote a piece called “How to Reduce Capital Expenses by Using the Cloud” detailing how you can implement technology to leverage your resources, achieve your goals, and spend wisely. One of the programs I mentioned in that post was Azure, Microsoft’s online infrastructure program. Now, while Azure services are useful for… Read more »