The Alabama Retail Association and other groups have received hundreds of complaints from business owners concerning abuse by for-profit auditing firms. Your association has shared those stories with legislators, but what resonates most is hearing directly from business owners. “Please…
By Melissa Johnson Warnke Manager of Communication and Engagement The Alabama Retail Association has more than 4,100 members statewide. As we travel across Alabama, I always enjoy the chance to share the unique stories each of our members has to tell. Retail…
The U.S. Department of Labor has sent the proposed federal overtime rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review – the last step taken before a rule is final. But employers still have an opportunity to weigh in…
Shortly before 4 p.m., Gov. Robert Bentley signed a law preempting Birmingham’s $10.10 minimum wage ordinance as well as other similar local ordinances in the future. The Alabama Senate voted 23-11 today for HB174, sending it to the governor. The Birmingham City Council voted Tuesday, Feb….
Alden Holley says the customers at his Selma hardware store tend to wait until after an emergency to buy needed supplies. “We do get some sales (during the state’s severe weather preparedness sales tax holiday). We make a section. People come…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley issued an emergency declaration effective Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. >> Governor issues statewide state of emergency due to expected impact of severe weather >> Five tornadoes confirmed so far from Tuesday’s storms >> Wiregrass cleaning up damage after Tuesday storms…
The Birmingham City Council voted Tuesday, Feb. 23, to increase the minimum wage in that city by almost 40 percent. With less than a day’s notice, one city in our state voted to increase what employers must pay their minimum-wage employees by…
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Retail Association has made endorsements in the upcoming primary and special elections. In advance of the March 1 primary, Alabama Retail Association has made endorsements for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and Alabama Supreme…
From 12:01 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26th, to midnight Sunday, Feb. 28th, Alabama will mark its fifth annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday weekend. Certain severe weather preparedness items are exempt from the state’s four percent sales tax, and in…
The Alabama Legislature began its 2016 regular session Tuesday, Feb. 2. The Legislature made committee, rooming and phone changes right up to the session’s start and has more committee changes planned. The Alabama Retail Association each year prints a legislative…