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Employers who fall within the definition of “qualifying employers” under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) should be aware of recent updates which took effect this past March, and which require the use of updated FMLA forms from the U… Read More

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) publishes a biennial survey of human relations professionals and recently came out with its 2013 edition. SHRM’s “Workplace Forecast” includes the ten overall key issues that HR professionals fee… Read More

Congress is considering comp time legislation to modify the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on a key provision concerning overtime. Under the law, non-exempt employees who work more than 40 hours in a workweek must be paid time and a half for every h… Read More

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“ATRA”), coupled with the expiration of the 2% Social Security payroll tax reduction, mean increased taxes for most Americans. The increases come primarily in the form of new taxes, higher tax rates, phas… Read More

For the last five years, I have coached my kids’ rec league basketball teams along with some other dads in the neighborhood. One of the biggest challenges we see with young ballplayers is the temptation to stand in place, arms waiving, shouting for… Read More

The Royal Oak City Commission recently approved an ordinance which would prohibit discrimination against individuals based on sexual orientation and gender identity (among other characteristics) in employment, housing and public accommodations. The o… Read More

For the past 7 years, I have been fortunate enough to teach the Dale Carnegie Human Relations and Communications Course©, started by Dale Carnegie in 1912. The course boasts famous graduates such as Mary Kay, Dave Thomas (of Wendy’s), Lee Iacocca,… Read More