Detroit Business Law – Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Michigan’s new Paid Medical Leave Act will go into effect on March 29, 2019. The existing Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) only provides for unpaid leave. What does the new …
The New Michigan Paid Medical Leave Act Read MoreIn December 2018, recreational marijuana use and possession became legal under Michigan law (with certain limits). What does this mean for employers? Employers can still discipline, discharge, or refuse …
Legalized Marijuana in Michigan – What should Employers do? Read MoreThe Federal Arbitration Act mandates arbitration of actions where a valid arbitration provision is entered between the parties. The Federal Arbitration Act is limited by some exceptions, however. For example, …
The Supreme Court Holds Trial Courts Should Decide Whether Federal Arbitration Act Exclusions Apply Before Ordering Arbitration Read MoreOn November 15, 2018, managing member Mark Demorest gave a presentation on legal issues concerning job descriptions to a graduate class on industrial and organizational psychology at Wayne State University. …
Mark Demorest Gives Presentation to Wayne State University Graduate Students on Legal Issues Concerning Job Descriptions Read MoreThe Demorest Law Firm partnered with Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau to host “HR Issues for the Hospitality Industry” seminar on November 9th, 2018. About 70 general managers, HR …
Demorest Law Presented Second Annual Seminar to Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau Read MoreOn September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that will restore the NLRB’s joint-employer standard to what it was prior to …
NLRB Published Proposed Rule to Restore Pre-2015 Joint-Employer Standard Read MoreThe United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently held that the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act do not render individual arbitration agreements …
Sixth Circuit holds the NLRA and FLSA do not render individual arbitration agreements unenforceable Read MoreThe California Supreme Court recently held in Troester v. Starbucks Corp., 9th Cir. No. 14-55530 (July 2018) that the federal de minimis rule, which excuses employers from paying employees for …
California Supreme Court Rules that Federal De Minimis Rule Does Not Apply to California Read MoreIPSE-U.S., a Detroit based not-for-profit organization founded in September by former Kelly Services CEO Carl Camden, aims to create a political voice for independent workers. The organization recently asked independent …
Detroit-Based IPSE Launches “Declaration of Independents” Read MoreThe Michigan State Legislature recently amended the Wage and Fringe Benefits Act with Act No. 170 to accommodate businesses that pay employees on a monthly, as opposed to weekly or …
The Michigan State Legislature Amends the Wage and Fringe Benefits Act Read More