Detroit Business Law – Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
The United States Department of Labor recently announced proposed significant updates to overtime pay regulations. These updates reflect the current administration’s commitment to providing economic security and overtime protections to …
Proposed Overtime Pay Updates by the United States Department of Labor Read More
Melissa Demorest LeDuc was recently published in the Primerus™ Stare Decisis – Spring 2023 Issue. The article discusses “the importance of getting it right from the start” when it comes …
Melissa Demorest LeDuc Discusses Protecting Your Company’s Assets and Interests Read More
In McMillon v City of Kalamazoo, SC 162680, (Jan. 11, 2023) the Michigan Supreme Court addressed, though did not make a definitive ruling on, the validity of contractually shortened limitation …
Can an Employer Shorten the Statute of Limitations for Employee Claims? Read MoreThe laws of most states allow employers and employees to make noncompete agreements. These agreements can range in scope and generally prevent former employees from working (or competing) for a …
Federal Trade Commission Proposes Rule to Ban Noncompete Agreements and Clauses Read More
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s been much more common for employers to hire remote employees, or allow their existing employees to work remotely. When hiring an employee …
Legal Considerations in Hiring Remote Employees Read More
In 2020, the U.S. federal government passed the Corporate Transparency Act, which will require many U.S. companies to disclose their “beneficial owners’” identities. While many banks already have a similar …
How Will the New Corporate Transparency Act Affect Your Business? Read More
A claim of tortious interference can be brought when a third-party acts in a way that interferes with a business relationship or expectancy. The Michigan Court of Appeals recently laid …
Michigan Court of Appeals Finds Employer Is Not Obligated to Provide Former Employee a Reference Read More
The Michigan legislature recently enacted COVID-19 related legislation, intended to do the following: (1) protect employers and businesses against liability for COVID-19 related claims, so long as they follow the …
Employer and Employee Protections for COVID-19 Liability Under Michigan Law Read More
In a recent decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Hurt v. Commerce Energy, Inc., No. 18-4058, the Court found that not all door-to-door salespeople …
Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit Rules That Some Door-To-Door Salespeople Do Not Meet The Requirement For FLSA Exemption Read More
Many employers and employees are facing an unusual and challenging situation this fall: how to balance virtual schooling (or daycare closures) with work. Earlier this year, Congress passed two pieces …
Does an Employer Have to Provide Leave to An Employee for Their Child’s Virtual Schooling? Read More