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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Employees, including school administrators, have constitutional First Amendment rights, but they are not unlimited. Sometimes it comes down to a balancing test, to see if the employees’ free speech interest outweighs the...
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