Detroit Business Law – Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Primerus has released its 2019 Labor and Employment Law Compendium. The purpose of this compendium is to provide a general reference to the applicable law in each state on issues …
Primerus Releases its 2019 Labor and Employment Law Compendium 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 Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has removed the “Were you convicted of a felony?” checkbox that precedes the occupational and construction code licensing applications. Also, all state …
Michigan allows former felons to seek business licenses 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 Eighth Circuit in Faidley v. United Parcel Service of America, Inc., No. 16-1073 (8th Cir. May 11, 2018), affirmed the dismissal of a UPS driver’s claim that UPS violated …
Eighth Circuit Holds that Overtime Can Be an Essential Job Function 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 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 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 More