Dirk A. Beamer - Attorney Archives – Page 6 of 15

Do I Really Need an Employee Handbook?

September 28th, 2021

Eighteen months of the coronavirus pandemic have wreaked havoc on workplace employee handbooks as human resource departments and small business owners struggled to rewrite the rules in the face of mandatory work from home orders and heightened safety… Read More

Basics of Noncompete Agreements

July 17th, 2021

After the signing of a new executive order, Dirk Beamer digs in on some basics of noncompete agreements Read More

MIOSHA Update

June 22nd, 2021

More details on the updated MIOSHA rules from Dirk Beamer Read More

Michigan Masking Rules Unchanged in the Workplace

May 18th, 2021

Many mask-weary Michiganders breathed a sigh of relief last week when first the CDC, and then Governor Whitmer, announced relaxed mask-wearing rules for fully vaccinated individuals. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services published a re… Read More

Masks in the Workplace

May 17th, 2021

A quick review from Dirk Beamer about mask guidelines in the workplace after new recommendations from the CDC Read More

Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Boosts Labor Unions

April 27th, 2021

What do roads and bridges have to do with labor unions? Quite a lot potentially. President Biden’s American Jobs Plan (a proposed two trillion-dollar investment in traditional steel and concrete infrastructure but also in job creation and labor law… Read More

PRO Act & Right to Work

April 23rd, 2021

Dirk Beamer reviews a few details of the PRO Act and right-to-work laws Read More

American Jobs Plan & Organized Labor

April 16th, 2021

A quick breakdown from Dirk Beamer about the American Jobs Plan and organized labor. Read More

One Size Rarely Fits All

March 9th, 2021

I have never dazzled anyone with my physique. Lanky arms, narrow shoulders, and a giraffe-like neck. Not exactly central casting. Consequently, off the rack clothing tends to result in sleeves too short, shirts too baggy, and trousers sliding off the… Read More

Expect MIOSHA-Style Workplace Safety Rules to Go Nationwide

January 26th, 2021

As Michigan businesses prepared to re-open following last spring’s COVID-19 lockdown, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued several executive orders requiring enhanced workplace safety measures. After the Michigan Supreme Court curtailed the governor’… Read More