On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidance clarifying how Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives intersect with Title VII of the...more
The Michigan Supreme Court has just issued a decision that eliminates the tip credit, raises the minimum wage, and expands paid leave. The decision rescinds the 2018 “Adopt-and-Amend” action by the Legislature and reinstates...more
On August 30, 2023 the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced the much anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) which, if implemented, would increase certain otherwise salary exempt employees’ compensation under...more
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Non-compete agreements may soon be going the way of the dodo. The FTC just concluded its public comment period for its plan to eliminate them in most cases, and new rules are expected to be released later this year.
Already,...more
In a 3-0 decision (Mothering Justice v Attorney General) issued today, January 26, the Michigan Court of Appeals overturned a July 2022 Court of Claims ruling finding that the Michigan Legislature lacked the constitutional...more
On Monday, July 11, 2022 ̶ retroactively effective to July 1, 2022, with a final end date of July 1, 2023 ̶ Michigan’s COVID-19-era laws (three in total), including an amendment and repeal of Michigan’s COVID-19 Employment...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently announced that it is taking steps in furtherance of the Biden Administration’s stated aim to increase workers’ wages. -
On Friday March 11, the DOL announced that it will...more