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On July 31, 2025, in Rayford v. American House Roseville I, LLC, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that contractual time limitations for employment lawsuits must pass a reasonableness test....more
On July 31, 2025, the Michigan Supreme Court changed the test for enforceability of contractually shortened claim limitation periods in Rayford v American House. Employers often shorten the statute of limitations of...more
The Michigan Supreme Court just ruled that many boilerplate forms employees sign on day one – sometimes known as adhesive employment agreements – are no longer automatically enforceable if they shorten the timeframe for...more
It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more
The Michigan Supreme Court’s recent ruling in the case of Miller v. Department of Corrections expands the scope of retaliation claims under the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA). This decision could have important...more
On July 15, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court clarified and, arguably, expanded the public-policy exception to the well-established at-will employment presumption in Michigan. Although the case may conclude differently after...more
On July 28, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that the Michigan Elliot Larsen Civil Rights Act’s (“ELCRA”) prohibition against sex discrimination includes a prohibition against discrimination based on sexual...more