On Feb. 21, Governor Whitmer signed an amendment to the Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”), which became effective immediately. The law requires most Michigan employers to permit employees to accrue and use paid earned sick time....more
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A federal court in the Eastern District of Texas halted enforcement of the salary threshold increases following challenges to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Rule – Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive,...more
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a Final Rule – Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees, which amends the regulations at 29 CFR part...more
On July 28, the Michigan Supreme Court issued its opinion in Rouch World, LLC, et al., v Michigan Dep’t of Civil Rights, et al. – a case addressing whether Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (“ELCRA”) prohibits...more
Today, Governor Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-36, which went into effect immediately upon signing and remains in place until the end of the declared states of emergency and disaster. EO 2020-36 offers protections to...more