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Another issue which may affect students is Question 5, which proposes to reform Massachusetts' "Blue Laws," by allowing retail stores to open on Sunday mornings and national holidays...
Companies could soon find themselves even more vulnerable to RSI suits. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is about to unveil for public comment steps the agency proposes that companies should follow in order to reduce the danger of RSI in offices, factories and retail outlets. Not only will the rules make it harder for employers to claim they didn't know about the problem, but they could be forced to change the way they do business. One of the measures OSHA plans to propose, for example, would require employers to redesign jobs associated with a high risk...
...examination of the supporters on both sides of this issue demonstrates very clearly what this fight is about," says John Laughlin, spokesperson for the Vote No on Question 5 Committee. "The large, national retail chains in the state...know that by opening on Sunday mornings, they will draw shoppers away from their independent, neighborhood stores...
...Oppedisano, who owns Decatur Market, a "mom and pop" retail store in Arlington, says large businesses support Question 5 because they want to force small stores, like his, to close...
...brother took me to retail outlets in Maine," said Jimmy Quach '98, a San Francisco native. "As soon as I went in, I told the clerks 'I'm not from around here, I need help,'" he said...