New labor law posters coming soon
By AMY DRUMM
Thanks to updates to Michigan’s minimum wage and new paid leave benefits that took effect on March 29, employers must update their labor law posters.
Budgeting via tax increases and legislative round up
Whitmer’s first budget is a tax and shift plan
On Tuesday, Gov. Whitmer released her first state budget, a $60 billion plan that adds nearly $4 billion in new funding.
MRA sales reps get national CPP certification
Two MRA employees have earned a prestigious national designation that recognizes professionalism and expertise in the increasingly complex arena of credit card processing and other electronic payments systems.
Chris Smith,
Should your credit card terminal be on a deserted data island?
By John Mayleben
Wall or no wall? That is the question.
Current politics aside, should your credit card terminal have a wall around it or not?
William Hallan will lead Michigan Retailers Association starting Aug. 27
With the upcoming retirement of longtime MRA executive James P. Hallan from the President and CEO position, the Board of Directors has appointed William Hallan to take the reins of the association.
March is Ladder Safety Month: Are your employees properly trained?
One of the most common workplace accidents involves ladder-related injuries. In the United States, over 500,000 people experience ladder-related injuries each year at work or home, and more than 300 people die from such injuries.
Sen. Mike Shirkey is MRA’s 2018 Legislator of the Year
By AMY DRUMM
State Senator Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) is in his second and final term in the Michigan Senate, where he was recently elected Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues for the next four years.
Jeweler Becky Beauchine Kulka: Keen instincts and ‘luck in life’
New MRA board chair talks about her retail evolution
By MEEGAN HOLLAND
As Becky Beauchine Kulka looks back on 30 years as a Michigan jeweler, she laughs at her modest beginnings,
March 2 OSHA deadline coming up
Some of the filing requirements for OSHA have been dropped, but some employers still face a March 2 filing deadline.
March 2 is the deadline for electronically reporting the 300A data for employers with peak employment between 20 and 249 workers during the previous calendar year.
