BECOMING A MEMBER OF RAM IS ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS YOU CAN MAKE FOR YOUR BUSINESS.
By joining you gain access to exclusive, money saving discounts on services and programs, legislative updates and advocacy as well as valuable educational opportunities. We aim to help you grow and protect your business, promote the retail industry and save your business money.
Upcoming Deadlines for Paid Family & Medical Leave
Employers should be aware of the following deadlines:
Notification Deadline: September 30, 2019
Contribution Rate and Quarterly Collection: October 1, 2019
Program’s compliance deadlines were extended and the initial contribution rate was increased to account for the loss of three months’ worth of contributions.
Leave Benefits: January 1, 2021 and July 1, 2021
The Department of Family and Medical leave is hosting a series of local events. Click here for a list of dates, times and locations.
RAM Offers New Restaurant Member Benefit
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RAM's new benefit provider PopMenu has: real-time menu management, photos and review approval, smart emails and social posts, no setup fee, no long term contracts. They handle the entire build in under two weeks. SSL included and google friendly -- average 30% increase in organic search visitors.
Request a demo today: 1.844.POPMENU or [email protected]
SIGN UP NOW WHILE THERE IS STILL SPACE AVAILABLE!!
Cove Risk Services, the administrator of the MA Retail Merchants Workers' Compensation Group (MRM), is partnering once again with the RAM to offer FREE safety awareness training for member managers and supervisors on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 in Braintree.
Mark your calendars, and register today!
101st Annual Meeting & RAMAE Luncheon
Join us Thursday, November 14, 2019
for the 101st RAM Annual meeting (RAM membership required)
and the RAM Awards of Excellence (RAMAE)
luncheon celebrating this year’s award winners.
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Conference Center at Bentley University, Waltham
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Annual Meeting
12:15 pm - 2:00 pm Luncheon
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There is no fee to attend, but registration is required.
GOV. BAKER DECLARES PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY:
IMPOSES IMMEDIATE SALES BAN ON ALL VAPING PRODUCTS & DEVICES
Governor Charlie Baker declared a public health emergency exists with regard to e-cigarettes and vaping products. With the declaration, the Governor imposed an IMMEDIATE SALES BAN ON ALL VAPING PRODUCTS & DEVICES.
The declaration takes effect Tuesday, September 24, and will reportedly remain in effect for 120 days, yet the duration of the ban is at the discretion of the Governor.
All members are advised to immediately cease selling vaping products and devices.
Out-of-state Remote Sellers & Marketplaces Begin Collecting MA Sales Tax on October 1st
Brick-and-mortar Retailers Applaud a Level Playing Field
830 CMR 64H.1.9: Remote Retailers and Marketplace Facilitators
This emergency regulation explains the new MA sales and use tax collection requirements that apply to out-of-state “remote” sellers and marketplace facilitators (“marketplaces”) starting as of October 1, 2019. Remote sellers must collect tax on sales of tangible personal property or services into MA when they have MA sales that exceed $100,000 in a calendar year. Marketplaces must collect tax on behalf of third parties (“marketplace sellers”) selling through the marketplace when the marketplace’s total MA sales (including those facilitated on behalf of marketplace sellers and those made directly by the marketplace on its own behalf) exceed $100,000 in a calendar year. As of October 1, 2019, the rules in 830 CMR 64H.1.7: Vendors Making Internet Sales will cease to apply.
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