Employers face steep new fee increase to keep stateâs 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
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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 â
especially those that thought this issue was resolved.