On July 31, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision that the Michigan Legislature violated the state constitution in Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, when it applied an “adopt-and-amend” approach in...more
8/19/2024
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Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Documentation ,
Earned Sick Time ,
MI Supreme Court ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Record Retention ,
Reinstatement ,
Small Business ,
State Constitutions ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
In a landmark decision in Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled on the constitutionality of legislative actions surrounding the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (Wage Act) and the...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to issue a final rule that would ban virtually all non-compete agreements for nearly all workers of for-profit employers. Commissioners Melissa Holyoak and...more
4/25/2024
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Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
FTC Act ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Nonprofits ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Selling a Business ,
Sherman Act ,
Unfair Competition
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed rule that, if enacted, would amount to a near-total ban on the use of non-compete agreements and leave employers with fewer legal means of protecting their...more
Five years after the beginning of the #MeToo movement, sexual assault and harassment in the workplace remain an issue with 81% of women and 43% of men reporting that they have experienced some form of sexual harassment or...more