If this was a normal legislative session, lawmakers hit the halfway point on Tuesday. It appears, though, that Alabama’s legislators are sticking to their plan to fund state government and leave Montgomery early so they can begin campaigning in earnest…
Americans plan to spend a record $5.9 billion to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year, according to the annual survey by the National Retail Federation. The survey found more than 149 million U.S. adults plan to celebrate the March 17 Irish…
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…
A new law offers liability relief for business taxpayers who use the state’s ONE SPOT electronic tax filing system and rely on the state for correct information on local tax rates. Act No. 2018-150 by Sen. Paul Sanford, R-Huntsville, offers businesses liability relief…
Pharmacy-related bills of interest to retailers have become law during the Alabama Legislature’s 2018 regular sesssion. Prescription Drug Monitoring update effective June 1 A new law to modernize Alabama’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program as recommended by the Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council…
Legislation was introduced in both the House and Senate this week that would repeal the state’s regional care organizations for Medicaid services. The organizations, mandated in 2013, were intended to shift the Medicaid delivery system from a fee-for-service model to…
A Senate committee approved legislation to create a new Alcoholic Beverage Control Board permit allowing the shipment of wine directly to Alabama consumers, but the bill never progressed past that point. By only a two-vote margin, the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and…
The playing field for brick-and-mortar and online-only retailers could levelize under a bill approved this week by a Senate budget-writing committee. SB307 went through a wholesale rewrite before being presented to the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee. The substitute bill…
The Alabama Legislature would have sole authority over the markup the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control board applies to liquor and wine, under a bill that is ready for Senate consideration. Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee on Wednesday, Feb….
On a sunny Alabama afternoon, Christy and Johnny Keyton sit outside their busy coffee shop on Foster Street in downtown Dothan. With the front doors propped open, customers and friends coming by for their daily caffeine fix happily interrupt their conversation. “We have a lot…