By Richard I. Lehr, Esq. As January ends, there are new laws and regulations that have come into effect on both the national and state levels that retail businesses should be aware of, along with a few trends in employment…
By Whitney R. Brown, Esq. Despite Republicans’ tremendously successful 2024 U.S. elections, the change in administration and majority won’t translate to a friendlier litigation climate for employers any time soon. More minor employment decisions can be challenged. In 2024, the…
Act No. 2024-339 By Rep. Chip Brown, R-Mobile Sens. David Sessions, R-Grand Bay, and Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro Effective Oct. 1, 2024 Country-of-origin labeling requirements for restaurants and grocery store delis received final approval on the last day of the 2024…
In the final week of the Alabama Legislature’s 2024 regular session, lawmakers approved two record budgets. This week, the governor also signed into law a package of bills aimed at increasing workforce participation and another doing away with unintended red…
All Alabama Retail Association members received a 17 x 22 4-in-1 state workers’ rights poster with the November issue of Alabama Retailer magazine. The updated poster contains a July 1 change to the Alabama Child Labor Law portion of the…
Throughout the 2019 regular session of the Alabama Legislature, the Alabama Retail Association communicated to its members about legislation that affects retailers. Read our 2019 regular session summary to learn more. Of the almost 400 laws enacted by the Alabama…
Our recommendation is for employers to refrain from asking the (wage history) question on the application or during an interview; phrase questions in terms of pay expectations rather than wage history – Richard Lehr, employment law expert By Richard I. Lehr Esq….
ECONOMIC NEXUS WITH OTHER STATES By Kim B. Smith, CPA On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively struck down the physical presence requirement that historically created nexus for sales tax purposes. The ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair…
Today, Alabama becomes the 50th state in the nation to require data breach notification. Alabama’s Data Breach Notification Act of 2018 requires notification to any affected individual when a business determines breached data could cause substantial harm to the consumer….
Q&A with employment law expert Richard Lehr I’m confused by all the regulatory and court rulings surrounding overtime exemptions. What is the salary threshold for an employee to be exempt from overtime? Despite efforts by the previous administration, overtime regulations…