Detroit Business Law – Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Michigan law provides for unemployment benefits for employees that are laid off from work if they meet certain requirements, including having received a certain amount of wages before being laid …
No Unemployment Benefits When Employee Leaves One Part-Time Employer for Another and is then Laid Off Read MoreAgreements to toll the statute of limitations only apply to the claims of the parties to the agreement. That was the decision reached by the Michigan Court of Appeals in …
Tolling Agreement Not Applicable to Non-Parties Read MoreOn May 7, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, in National Association of Manufacturers v National Labor Relations Board, struck down a NLRB regulation mandating that …
US COURT OF APPEALS STRIKES DOWN NLRB POSTING RULE Read MoreThe United States Custom and Immigration Service (USCIS) has issued a new Form I-9. Beginning on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, all employers must use this new form for all new …
Employers Must Use New I-9 Form After May 7, 2013 Read MoreUnder certain circumstances an employer may be held liable for the torts of its employees, including car accidents. In order for an employer to be liable for the acts of …
When Are Employers Liable For Their Employee’s Car Accidents? Read MoreIn a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States of America dealt a blow to pharmaceutical salesmen when it ruled that the salesmen were not entitled to overtime …
No Overtime Pay for Pharmaceutical Salesmen Read MoreAs this blog previously mentioned, the NLRB adopted a new regulation requiring employers to post notices informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act, including organizing, joining, …
Federal Court Upholds NLRB’s Employee Rights Notice Rule Read MoreThe National Labor Relations Board agreed last week to delay the effective date of its controversial new Employee Rights Notice Rule until April 30, 2012 (available at http://www.nlrb.gov/news/nlrb-postpones-effective-date-rights-posting-rule-april-30). The Rule …
NLRB Delays Effective Date of Its Employee Rights Notice Rule Read MoreMisclassification of employees is a hot enforcement topic for the IRS. Determining whether a worker should be classified as an independent contractor or an employee is not always clear. The …
IRS Offers Partial Amnesty Over Independent Contractors Read MoreIn a move that will likely help employers, the Michigan Legislature recently amended the youth employment law, MCL 409.111. The amendment clarifies the number of hours that minors between the …
Michigan Legislature Clarifies Teen Work Hour Law Read More