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Proposed Overtime Pay Updates by the United States Department of Labor

The United States Department of Labor recently announced proposed significant updates to overtime pay regulations. These updates reflect...

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Michigan Court of Appeals Rules Economic Realities Test Determines Employer Status for Purposes of the Workers’ Disability Compensation Act

A labor broker is a company that hires workers (or laborers) and assigns them to various other companies...

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Michigan Court of Appeals Rules that Employee Handbooks are Not Enforceable Contracts when the Handbook Identifies as “Not a Legal Document”

The Michigan Court of Appeals recently ruled that employees could not enforce provisions detailed in an employee handbook...

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The Department of Labor proposes new rules regarding exempt white collar employees

On March 8, 2019 the Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making proposing an...

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The New Michigan Paid Medical Leave Act

Michigan’s new Paid Medical Leave Act will go into effect on March 29, 2019. The existing Family Medical...

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Many of Quicken Loans’ Employee Conduct Rules Found to Be in Violation of the National Labor Relations Act

In a decision reached in April of 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) handed down a ruling...

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Will Obamacare affect your small business?

I have received questions from several of our clients wondering if Obamacare will affect their business. By 2014,...

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The School Denial Period Applies to Contractor’s Employees

Under the Michigan Employment Security Act, an employee of an educational institution (typically a school district) is not...

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Can a Former Employee be Denied Unemployment Benefits Due to Medical Marijuana Use?

The question is whether a private employee who is acting in accordance with the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act...

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Small Business Health Insurance Credit

A tax credit that small businesses may be unaware they are eligible for is the Health Insurance Credit....

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