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 November 17, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed S. 4516, an amendment to New York General Obligations Law Section 5-336. Employers may need to review and revise their separation agreements to comply with the...
The North Pole and Santa Claus, by counsel, respectfully ask the court to dismiss all claims brought against them by P.U. Scrooge pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) because all such claims are barred by the Christmas Anticipation...
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Arbitration procedure can be tricky enough when dealing with only one employee. It gets that much harder when a subsequent employer tries to extend the employees’ arbitration agreement so that it covers claims against a...
On October 4, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 616, expanding California’s current paid sick leave mandate—the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014—effective January 1, 2024. The new...
Employers frequently find themselves in no-win situations with regard to employee complaints. On the one hand, the law requires employers to investigate harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims. On the other...
In employment cases, attorneys’ fees are often the largest part of a recovery. This was true in a recent California Court of Appeal case, although the result would have been twice as bad were it not for a reduction in...
The very way we are governed—the balance of power between the three arms of government—will be before the Supreme Court this term. The case is Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, and on its face, it concerns a...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an agency that most clearly represents the political beliefs of the administration it serves. Relying almost exclusively on decisions rather than regulations to establish...
While many believe the “government” is at a standstill because of the chaos in the House of Representatives, the fact is the Executive Branch is hard at work putting crucial workplace regulations into final form...
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to issue still more rulings that will shape the role of the government and the rights of citizens in the coming term. In addition to weighing the utility of the Chevron doctrine and its...
President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) in April 2021 mandating the minimum wage for certain federal contractor workers at $15 per hour. Since the EO became effective, multiple lawsuits have been filed...
On October 2, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its proposed “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace,” which updates its existing workplace harassment guidance from 1999. The updated...
After watching the 15 ballots required to elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, mere months ago, and then learning that he had traded the powers of the office for the trappings of power, we had to know that...
Q: Do employers need to provide a space for employees to worship and/or pray in the office? The short answer is: Maybe. You must reasonably accommodate employees’ sincerely held religious, ethical, or moral beliefs or...
Companies routinely use separation agreements with departing employees. Through those agreements, the employee receives some type of separation benefit (typically a payment or severance) in exchange for waiving and...
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