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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Two late-October decisions from different federal appeals courts highlight a divide over the scope of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) remedial powers. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals’ Hiran Management...
Workforce reductions are never simple, but when they happen suddenly, one federal law immediately comes into focus: the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act). Designed to ensure employees...
Dec 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter
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A recent case from central Texas illuminates the “direct threat” defense in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Employee injured in nonwork accident Rolando Vasquez worked for Union Pacific Railroad as an...
Starting in the new year, employers in New York State need to be aware of increases to the hourly minimum wage and the minimum weekly salary for exempt executive and administrative employees and make any necessary...
“To seem more competent, be more confident”—at least according to the title of an article by Jack Nasher that appeared in the Harvard Business Review on March 11, 2019. Does acting confidently matter? Readers are likely...
It has been a little over two years since the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed the landscape of religious accommodations through its decision in Groff v. DeJoy. Prior to Groff, employers only needed to show more...
When an employer is put on notice of an employee’s disability, it can create legal and practical responsibilities in the workplace. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and similar state laws, notice of a...
Cell phones are a quintessential tool in modern society, including within the realm of employment. Many employers use various data networks that allow employees to access and store employer data on their own personal...
Dec 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter
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As the name shows, a private attorney general action is brought to you in the name of the attorney general, not the individual employee. The attorney general can sue you over the same thing only once, no matter how many...
How serious is it to be one day late? Sometimes, very serious. In a recent case, that one day cost $75,000 because the court allowed no slack to an appeal deadline. A day late, $75,000 short To obtain review of a...
If you think you understand the many technical and evolving rules of arbitration in California, think again. In a recent case, a sophisticated employer thought it could rely upon arbitration provider rules—and prior...
The California Court of Appeal recently held that an employer’s violation of California Labor Code § 432.2—which prohibits employers from requiring applicants and current employees to take polygraph (or similar) tests as...
The U.S. Supreme Court opened its new term facing a challenging docket and a distrustful public. The most watched cases all require the Court to more fully articulate the boundaries, if any, of its precedential ruling in...
On October 7, the Senate confirmed Brittany Panuccio to a term on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) until July 2029, giving Acting Chair Andrea Lucas a quorum after President Trump fired former Chair...
On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) proposed a rule that plans to significantly reshape the regulatory landscape under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed...
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