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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On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, and established LGBTQ rights in the workplace as a matter of federal law. The Court squarely held Title VII of the...
The coronavirus pandemic has created unprecedented challenges and has affected millions of Americans, including many Texans. The current economic climate created by the COVID-19 pandemic has left many nonsubscribers with...
When the editors decided to present this View from K Street, it was assumed that in a newsletter focusing on federal employment law, the federal government’s role would be a preeminent factor. Yet, when we view the...
Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have fundamentally altered the role of religious standards as factors in providing general legal protections in the workplace. In Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Agnes Morrissey-Berru...
COVID-19 will create lasting changes in workplaces across all industries and for employers of all sizes. As companies start to grapple with the complex legal, medical, and ethical considerations surrounding the reopening...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s blockbuster decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, extending the protections against discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to LGBTQ individuals, hasn't deterred a number...
Employment discrimination against individuals because of their gay or transgender status necessarily entails discrimination based on sex and therefore is unlawful under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S...
Jul 31, 2020 · Employment Law Letter
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued guidance on whether the pandemic-related closures of summer camps and other enrichment programs for children would allow an eligible employee to take leave under the...
Jul 31, 2020 · Employment Law Letter
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Returning to work after stay-at-home orders are lifted raises a host of issues for employers. For one specific group of employees, you may have thought the issue was clear: People in at-risk categories for catching COVID...
Jul 31, 2020 · Employment Law Letter
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In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, companies have changed their core business operations and instituted new practices and procedures in the blink of an eye. The changes, perhaps unknowingly, have created risks that could...
Jul 19, 2020 · Employment Law Letter
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In late June 2020, California's 5th District Court of Appeal overturned an arbitrator's advisory decision in favor of two deputy sheriffs and their union in a contractual dispute arising under a memorandum of...
Every four years, I address in this column the need for the U.S. Supreme Court to stay above presidential politics. The Supreme Court can play its role in the balance of powers doctrine only if it remains apolitical. In...
A California appellate court recently determined that a lower court shouldn't have accepted an employer's argument that certain employees didn't have to be paid for their commuting time to the first job of the day or for...
Since the civil rights movement of the 1960s, state and federal laws have been enacted prohibiting employment discrimination against individuals on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, disability, religion, and gender...
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California Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) Wage Order No. 16-2001 prohibits union employees from waiving the right to compensation for employer-mandated travel time as part of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA)...
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