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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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. To establish a minimally sufficient discrimination claim under Title VII, employees...
In May 2025, the Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published guidance saying that it would stop enforcing a Biden-era rule—one that had rescinded a rule created during the first Trump administration...
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The beginning of summer often aligns with the beginning of the growing season for many Midwest farmers. With the rising temperatures, fruits and vegetables aren’t the only things growing this summer. Heatstroke, heat...
Q In Wisconsin, if an employee caused damage to a customer’s vehicle, can we deduct the cost from the employee’s paycheck without special consent? The short answer: No, employers must have some form of written agreement...
After being left for three weeks pending in committee, House Bill (HB) 149 was reconsidered by the Texas Senate and was promptly passed in days, barely making the legislative deadline. The bill is the first of its kind...
On January 2, 2025, President Joe Biden signed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act into law, significantly affecting various programs, benefits, and services for...
On February 26, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that challenges the heightened evidentiary burden imposed on majority-group employees in employment discrimination cases under Title VII of the...
Q We have an employee who’s been on workers’ compensation leave for six months. She was placed on light duty, but then her doctor changed her restrictions, and she’s been off work since leave began. Can we fire her? Any...
In September 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released the report “High Tech, Low Inclusion: Diversity in the High Tech Workforce and Sector From 2014-2022,” which highlighted demographic...
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Q Can we uphold our employee handbook policy that states employees are eligible for sick leave after 90 days of employment, or must we adhere to state sick leave laws that say they should be eligible upon being hired...
On April 24, the Florida Legislature passed House Bill 1219, marking a new, even more employer-centric era for noncompete agreements and other restrictive covenants in the Sunshine State. The bill, titled “Contracts...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how companies find, evaluate, and hire talent, but it’s also raising red flags among regulators and courts. Two big developments in May 2025 show that HR teams must take a...
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A recent federal court ruling striking down the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) guidelines on gender identity and sexual orientation harassment in the workplace got the attention of employers around the...
Applicable large employers are required to offer their employees minimum healthcare coverage and comply with the reporting requirements of the Affordable Care Act. But on March 31, employers may have been surprised to...
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Q Can we uphold our employee handbook policy that says employees are eligible for sick leave after 90 days of employment, or must we adhere to state sick leave laws that say they should be eligible upon being hired...
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