Detroit Business Law – Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
On March 6, 2018, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) implemented a six-month trial program through which employers may self-audit their current pay-roll practices for the purposes of unearthing instances of …
Department of Labor Encourages Employers to Self-Audit Current Employment Practices Read MoreDon your hard hats and pull out your first aid kits, because OSHA is planning on making injuries at your business public. OSHA’s new rules of disclosure will come into …
OSHA Issues New Rule for Tracking Workplace Injuries Read MorePaperwork is either the bane of your existence or the very reason that you wake up in the morning. Unfortunately, unless you are an attorney or an accountant, it is …
Completion of New I-9 Forms Will Be Required After January 21, 2017 Read MoreThe month of December usually signifies the beginning of a mad dash towards shopping malls; however, Christmas almost came early this year for over 4.2 million American workers. On December …
Department of Labor’s New Overtime Rule Has Been Enjoined Read MoreIn a recent decision, the Michigan Court of Appeals reiterated and clarified the standard that worker’s compensation is an exclusive remedy for workplace accidents, precluding any cause of action against …
Michigan Court of Appeals Reiterates that Worker’s Compensation is an Exclusive Remedy for Unintentional Torts in the Workplace Read MoreIn Associated Builders and Contractors v. City of Lansing, Docket No. 149622, the Supreme Court of Michigan held that Lansing’s prevailing wage ordinance, which requires contractors working on city construction …
Michigan Supreme Court Rules that Lansing’s Prevailing Wage Ordinance Constitutional Read MoreThe US Department of Labor (DOL) will be changing the rules regarding overtime. These changes will be effective as of December 1, 2016. According to the Fair Labor Standards Act …
Department of Labor Announces Big Changes to Overtime Rules Read MoreGordon Food Services, one of the largest food distribution companies in the United States, was recently ordered by the U.S. Department of Labor to cease what the Department considers gender-discriminatory …
Screening Applicants for Non-Bona Fide Job Requirements May Be Considered Unlawful Discrimination Read MoreIn a decision reached in April of 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) handed down a ruling that certain rules contained within the “Big Book,” the employee handbook for …
Many of Quicken Loans’ Employee Conduct Rules Found to Be in Violation of the National Labor Relations Act Read More