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Michigan minimum wage increase alert

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.

Jan 05, 2026 · HR Alerts · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

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Female doctors earn $2M less than men during career

A new study found female doctors earn less than their male counterparts beginning on their very first day of work. The study of more than 80,000 physicians published in the medical journal Health Affairs is the largest...

Dec 31, 2021 · Federal Employment Law Insider

What employers can expect from Biden’s enforcement agencies in 2022

Under the Biden administration, the federal enforcement agencies have big plans for 2022. Here is a rundown by agency. OFCCP Notification of supply and service subcontractors. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance...

Dec 31, 2021 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Litigation against COVID-19 vaccine mandates leaves employers in limbo

Employers covered by federal agencies’ COVID-19 vaccine mandates face a very confusing situation: Should they continue to force employees to get the shots while a ton of litigation challenging the requirements drags on...

Dec 31, 2021 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Build Back Better facing hurdles and delays

President Joe Biden’s ambitious legislative initiative to rebuild the social safety net, address climate change, and reform the tax structure appears to be facing more delays and reductions in its struggles to secure a...

Dec 31, 2021 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Follow these 4 tips to avoid union strikes

Some 450 members of United Steelworkers Local 40 went on strike on October 1, 2021, when the union failed to reach a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with management at Special Metals, a plant based in Huntington...

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Where Arkansas stands on COVID-19 vaccination mandates

Arkansas employers are understandably confused about where they stand on requiring employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19. The situation is very fluid and confused at the moment with (1) federal contractors being told...

Federal court halts implementation of CMS vaccine mandate

We recently provided an update on COVID-19 vaccine requirements in Arkansas (see “Where Arkansas stands on COVID-19 vaccination mandates”). One source of the new rules is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...

Federal contractor, subcontractor vaccine deadline extended to January 4

Federal contractors (and subcontractors) will have four extra weeks—until January 4, 2022—to vaccinate their workforce against COVID-19, according to the White House. The extension was announced at the same time the...

DHS quickly settles lawsuit filed by H-4, L-2 visa holders

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has settled a lawsuit filed against it by H-4 and L-2 visa holders. The H-4 is a temporary, nonimmigrant visa category for the spouses and unmarried children under 21 years...

Don’t overlook CARES Act tax credit for retaining employees during pandemic

The employee retention credit (ERC) is a fully refundable tax credit against payroll taxes originally enacted as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Its purpose was to encourage...

ND governor signs HB 1511 restricting vaccine mandates

The North Dakota Legislature has passed, and Governor Doug Burgum reportedly signed into law, House Bill (HB) 1511 related to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and documentation with a number of implications affecting employers...

Employer’s transgender bathroom ban violates Illinois Human Rights Act

A transgender person’s access to the bathroom associated with their new identity has become a hot-button issue in society at large. It was therefore no surprise that an Illinois court was asked to weigh in on the issue...

Unionized employers must bargain about COVID-19 vaccine policies

On November 10, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) general counsel (GC) published operations management memo 22-03 about the duty to bargain over issues related to the Occupational Safety and Health...

6th Circuit rules on stolen trade secrets, noncompetes

The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Ohio employers) barred two former employees from using stolen trade secrets for their new business but vacated the lower court’s judgment enforcing a...

Reliance on gig economy can create unintentional liability

In 2014, approximately 14% to 20% of the U.S. workforce consisted of independent contractors known as “gig workers.” In 2020, the number increased to approximately 35%. Some sources estimate that by 2023, nearly half the...