by Cameron D. Ritsema, Bodman PLC
Under Michigan’s Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (IWOWA), minimum wage increases in the state took effect on January 1, 2026.
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Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring at the age of 83 after 27 years on the U.S. Supreme Court. He is part of the Court’s three-justice liberal wing (that balance won’t change, as his judicial philosophy will be shared by...
Wrongful termination suits often rely on proof of motive—did the employer terminate the employee for an unlawful reason? But employers that act for illegal motives aren’t likely to admit it, so the law has established...
Going into spring 2022, the continued devastation of COVID-19 and the physical, emotional, and societal tolls it has caused are only part of the dilemma facing society, employers, and employees. The economy, inflation...
In the second federal court ruling on the topic in as many weeks, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia in early December issued an order imposing a nationwide injunction against President Joe...
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Q If an employer requires COVID-19 testing as a condition of employment, who covers the cost? A Under its pending emergency temporary standard (ETS), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has clarified...
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Q An employee's dad is being flown to another hospital for COVID-19 treatment. She needs to drive her mom to the new hospital and therefore will miss at least one day of work. Would she be eligible for Family and Medical...
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A federal judge in Georgia issued a nationwide injunction blocking President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors in early December. The order was set to take effect on January 4, 2022, and would...
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Unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes to further delay the federal COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate for private companies with at least 100 employees, covered employers should prepare to have their testing programs in...
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By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently refused to grant injunctive relief to several New York healthcare workers who had been ordered to get vaccinated for COVID-19 by a certain date...
What a difference two years make. Between December 23, 2021, and January 10, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidance recommending shorter periods of isolation and quarantine in response...
Goals many of us share are to become more productive in our pursuits, more adept at our jobs, more fulfilled in our lives. But how to do that—by working harder? Delegating more? Relying on automation (i.e., artificial...
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