Detroit Business Law – Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
The United States Department of Labor recently announced proposed significant updates to overtime pay regulations. These updates reflect the current administration’s commitment to providing economic security and overtime protections to …
Proposed Overtime Pay Updates by the United States Department of Labor Read More
A labor broker is a company that hires workers (or laborers) and assigns them to various other companies and jobs. The labor broker charges the company for the workers’ time …
Michigan Court of Appeals Rules Economic Realities Test Determines Employer Status for Purposes of the Workers’ Disability Compensation Act Read More
The Michigan Court of Appeals recently ruled that employees could not enforce provisions detailed in an employee handbook as a binding contract when the handbook specifically identifies itself as “not …
Michigan Court of Appeals Rules that Employee Handbooks are Not Enforceable Contracts when the Handbook Identifies as “Not a Legal Document” Read MoreOn March 8, 2019 the Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making proposing an increase in the salary threshold of employees classified as exempt from overtime …
The Department of Labor proposes new rules regarding exempt white collar employees Read MoreMichigan’s new Paid Medical Leave Act will go into effect on March 29, 2019. The existing Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) only provides for unpaid leave. What does the new …
The New Michigan Paid Medical Leave Act Read MoreIn a decision reached in April of 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) handed down a ruling that certain rules contained within the “Big Book,” the employee handbook for …
Many of Quicken Loans’ Employee Conduct Rules Found to Be in Violation of the National Labor Relations Act Read MoreI have received questions from several of our clients wondering if Obamacare will affect their business. By 2014, employers will be required to provide health insurance to employees if they …
Will Obamacare affect your small business? Read MoreUnder the Michigan Employment Security Act, an employee of an educational institution (typically a school district) is not eligible for unemployment during the summer months, provided that the employee is …
The School Denial Period Applies to Contractor’s Employees Read MoreThe question is whether a private employee who is acting in accordance with the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act (MMMA), who is not intoxicated during working hours, and who tests positive …
Can a Former Employee be Denied Unemployment Benefits Due to Medical Marijuana Use? Read MoreA tax credit that small businesses may be unaware they are eligible for is the Health Insurance Credit. This credit became available in 2010 and in its first year, less …
Small Business Health Insurance Credit Read More