Share Stories with Your Lawmakers on Issues that are Important to You as Small Business Owners
Join us at Small Business Day on Beacon Hill, where many of the state’s leading business organizations will gather to help educate policymakers on the issues most important to their small business. Business owners from across Massachusetts will send a strong message to Beacon Hill legislators that their concerns matter too. Don’t miss your opportunity to be part of this important conversation in 2019!
Date:
Thursday, May 9, 2019 9:00am
Location:
Omni Parker House
60 School Street
Boston, MA 02108
Agenda and Panels
9:00am Registration & Refreshments
9:30am Opening Remarks & Legislative Update
9:55am Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Senate President Karen Spilka
10:00am Keynote Speaker: Senate President Spilka
10:30am Complying with Paid Family and Medical Leave
Panelists:
David Robinson Esq. – Ruberto, Israel, & Weiner
William Alpine, Esq. – Department of Family and Medical Leave
Mike Doheny – Undersecretary of Labor and General Counsel, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
11:15am Controlling Small Business Health Costs
Panelists:
Josh Archambault – Pioneer Institute
Mark Gaunya – Borislow Insurance
Senator Vinny deMacedo – Plymouth & Barnstable District & small business owner
12:00pm Legislative Hill Visits