MRA bills on the move
In this issue:
- House committee takes up marketplace bills
- E-prescribing bill hearings this Thursday
- Whitmer signs changes to no-fault auto insurance
- Wage theft bill introduced following AG fraud enforcement unit announcement
House committee takes up marketplace bills
Two weeks ago,
Michigan AG plans crackdown on payroll fraud
From Retailers Insurance Company
Employers should be aware that the state is starting to crack down on worker misclassification and payroll fraud.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced April 22 that she’s establishing a Payroll Fraud Enforcement Unit to investigate businesses that misclassify full-time workers as independent contractors,
Sales on the upswing, but so is labor shortage
Retailers reported a higher number of sales in April, a thaw from the stagnant first quarter of 2019.
The monthly Retail Index survey came in at 59.6, a jump from April 2018’s 43.7.