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Retailers optimistic about holiday sales season

LANSING–Michigan retailers say they’re looking forward to a robust holiday shopping season, according to the Michigan Retail Index, a joint project of Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Be prepared to deal with employees with marijuana in their systems

By William J. Hallan, MRA Executive Vice President, COO and General Counsel

You may be surprised to learn that 29 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana in some form.

Alert: You may have to meet Dec. 1 OSHA filing deadline

Because of government postponements, a change in presidential administrations and a lack of publicity, there has been much confusion about when and who needs to meet OSHA’s new requirement for electronically filing worker injury and illness data by Dec.