Legislation introduced Feb. 22 would have established a program within the Department of Labor to assist small businesses with job creation. It never received committee consideration. Under HB398, the department would have had an Alabama Job Creation Ombudsman who would help…
The Alabama Legislature in the fifth week of the regular session gave final approval to tax measures to benefit businesses and individual taxpayers. About 75% of Alabama businesses will be exempt from business personal property taxes and almost 2,500 businesses…
The Alabama Legislature continued its three-legislative-day schedule this week with bills expanding broadband and easing the tax burden on working Alabamians among the legislation clearing at least one chamber. More tax cuts and creating a seasonal employee classification may be…
Alabama employers should pay less in unemployment compensation insurance tax this year, thanks to legislation the governor signed into law Jan. 28. Most employers should see a 29% reduction in their tax liability in 2022, Alabama’s labor secretary said. “These…
The Alabama Legislature resumed its regular session this week, putting in three legislative days instead of the traditional two. House Speaker Mac McCutchen said the intention is for the session to continue at a similar fast pace. About 75% of…
Legislation that would have allowed employers to designate certain employees as seasonal workers never made it to a vote in the full Senate. On Feb. 2, the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee approved SB100 by Sen. Chris Elliott,…
Gov. Kay Ivey today signed into law legislation that will mean an immediate tax reduction for Alabama employers. The appropriations made using federal American Rescue Plan Act funds returns the Alabama Unemployment Compensation Insurance Trust Fund to almost pre-pandemic levels, which…
After concluding the third legislative day of the 2022 regular session Tuesday, the Alabama Legislature reconvened Wednesday in a special legislative session to appropriate about $772 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The appropriations bill includes up to $79.5 million to…
A May 24 primary with all legislative and constitutional offices on the ballot should inspire lawmakers to finish the fourth session of the quadrennium as quickly as possible. A surge in the coronavirus and the possibility of a special session…
HB1 by Rep. Neil Rafferty, D-Birmingham, would have made it unlawful to refuse to make reasonable accommodations for any condition of a job applicant or employee related to pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition, including the need to express breast…