New Wage Theft Law Effective July 1, 2019
Minnesota recently enacted a new Wage Theft Law, which amends existing state labor laws and adds new wage and hour requirements, protections and sanctions. Beginning July 1, new requirements for…
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ASCAP and MLBA Make It Easy to Legally Play Music
ASCAP has partnered with MLBA to offer their members savings of up to 20% on their first year license fee. Music is valuable to your business. You already know that…
Wage Theft Law Goes into Effect July 1, 2019
In the 2019 legislative session, Minnesota legislators from the Democrat majority in the House and Democrat minority in the Senate prioritized passing several workforce mandate initiatives. The Republican-controlled Senate did…
Allied Member Article: Can I Pass on Credit Card Fees to my Customer?
There is a lot of buzz in the marketplace currently around this question. It’s a good one, especially in the current business climate where inflationary costs coming in the form…
Jim Jennings: Long Time MLBA Member Passes
Jim Jennings, MLBA Hospy Hall of Fame Member, a Minnesota retailing legend and the father of current MLBA Board Member Mike Jennings, passed away last night. He was 96. Jennings…
Long Time Board Member Mike Hansen Passes
Mike Hansen, the past owner of Ham Lake Liquor Store passed away on February 7th. Mike was a Board Member of the MLBA from 2005 – 2016 and served as…
Oklahoma Liquor Stores Closing after Wine in Grocery Law
Oklahoma lost 18 retail liquor stores in just the first month after grocery stores and convenience stores were allowed to sell full strength beer and wine on October 1, 2018.…
MLBA Member Wins Gold at Winter Olympics
Tyler, George who is the General Manager at George’s Liquor in Duluth, won a gold medal as a member of the Men’s Curling Team in Korea on February 24th. Team…