Thursday, March 3, 2011 Cigna employee seeks $100m in discrimination suit A woman in the Boston office of Cigna Health Care Inc. is alleging that the health care provider systematically discriminates against women by fostering a hostile work environment and by denying women rightful salary increases in a class action lawsuit. Mass. unemployment rate remains at 8.3 percent The Massachusetts unemployment rate held steady in January at 8.3 percent, the same rate as in December, as the state's economy added 5,600 jobs, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported. Sullivan Tire taps Genuine Interactive Genuine Interactive said it has been selected as the digital marketing agency of record for Sullivan Tire, a Norwell-based chain of 53 retail locations, 15 commercial truck centers, and three retread manufacturing plants throughout New England. TJX reports Feb. sales results TJX Cos., the Framingham company that operates such retail chains as T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods, said its same-store sales rose 3 percent in February when compared with the same period a year ago. Survey: More families will vacation in 2011 Eighty-three percent of respondents plan to take at least one vacation with family members this year, up from 79 percent who did so in 2010, according to a new survey from TripAdvisor, the travel review website headquartered in Newton. Jan. foreclosure activity falls in Mass. Massachusetts foreclosure activity fell sharply in January, but the decline is more likely the result of lenders slowing down the foreclosure process rather than an improvement in economic conditions, the Warren Group said today. Reebok escalates ad campaigns Reebok International Ltd. said it is cranking up marketing campaigns to support two of its athletic footwear lines: ZigTech and EasyTone. Wednesday, March 2, 2011 AG begins probe into ex-Blue Cross CEO's pay, severance Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said today her office has begun an investigation into the employment contract and severance package given to Cleve L. Killingsworth, former chief executive of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, by the board of the nonprofit health insurer. Liberty Mutual to create tech center, add 100 jobs By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff Liberty Mutual Group plans to create a new information technology center in Boston and hire 100 new workers. The move is the latest step by the insurance giant to expand its Boston headquarters and should... State Street opens new Australian HQ State Street Corp., a large Boston company that provides financial services to institutional investors, said it officially opened its new Australian headquarters in Sydney. |
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