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How Federal Overtime Changes Will Affect Your Business

IMPORTANT UPDATE 11/23/16
Judge blocks start of new overtime rules

A federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday against enforcement of new and costly overtime regulations that were scheduled to take effect December 1.

Holiday shopping shifts into high gear; Buy Nearby shoppers help local, state economies

LANSING – Holiday shoppers in Michigan this Thanksgiving weekend will quickly get into the thick of what retailers expect to be a positive holiday season.

Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) members project their sales to increase over last year’s,

New trend across nation: ‘trickle-down legislation’

by William J. Hallan, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel

A new trend is sweeping the country, what I like to call “trickle-down legislation.”

Policymaking has moved from Congress to the states,