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Month: August 2021
MRA reports July retail sales drop following strong June
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Labor shortage continues, MRA awaits back-to-school stats
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Retailers Association today reports a decrease in retail sales in the month of July, over June.
The July Retail Index survey came in at 59.1,
Legally Speaking: August 2021
![Thomas Clement MRA General Counsel](https://www.retailers.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/blog-pic-clement_1219.jpg)
Avoiding premium increases in workers’ compensation insurance
By TOM CLEMENT, MRA VP of Operations & General Counsel
Workers’ compensation claims are an unfortunate reality for employers of all sizes.
News From The State Capitol
![Amy Drumm, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for Michigan Retailers Association](https://www.retailers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/drumm-amy_0221_820x1024.png)
July/August 2021
By Amy Drumm, SVP of Government Affairs, MRA
VETOED: REBATE FOR SALES/USE TAXES PAID ON PPP PURCHASES
Retailers and business owners should be dismayed that politics got in the way and caused the veto of a set of bills (HB 4224-4225).