Dirk A. Beamer - Attorney Archives – Page 8 of 12

Revised IRS Form I-9 Effective in January

December 20th, 2016

The Department of Homeland Security introduced Form I-9 both to prevent the hiring of illegal immigrants and also to protect workplace rights of “authorized” individuals living in the United States, regardless of their status. Starting January 22… Read More

Beamer Kids Look to College, So We Think About Rankings…

September 20th, 2016

LinkedIn recently announced my 21st anniversary at Wright Beamer. Several kind-hearted connections remarked that I couldn’t possibly be old enough to have a 21-year work anniversary. Well, if you ever need a reminder that you’ve moved on to the n… Read More

Next Wave of Disability Litigation? Websites

July 6th, 2016

In March of this year, a California state court ruled that a retailer that sells luggage both from a traditional store location as well as online violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by maintaining a website that was inaccessible to ind… Read More

New White Collar Overtime Rules Announced

May 24th, 2016

On May 18, 2016, the United States Department of Labor made official what has long been expected: the minimum salary for employees otherwise ineligible for overtime pay is going to double. Starting December 1, 2016, the threshold salary for overtime… Read More

Smoking Joints For Aching Joints: What’s An Employer To Do?

May 3rd, 2016

Under Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Act, patients who have been prescribed the use of marijuana to treat medical conditions and who hold a registry identification card, shall not be subject to “disciplinary action by a business or occupational or… Read More

Help Wright Beamer Support Neighborhood House!

April 12th, 2016

Wright Beamer is privileged to once again lend its support as a corporate sponsor for Neighborhood House’s Annual Fundraising Gala on April 21, 2016, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. The event will be held at the historic Longacre House at 24705 Farmington R… Read More

Big Deals Continue to Roll in 2016

March 8th, 2016

Crains Detroit Business recently reported that in 2015, Michigan companies were involved in at least 138 reported mergers or acquisitions worth $10,000,000 or more. Cumulatively, the deals exceeded $101.5 billion dollars. According to Crains, that ma… Read More

A Legal “Do-Over” is Hard to Come By

January 20th, 2016

If you read news coverage of any high profile verdict, chances are good the losing side “promises to appeal.” They say nobody likes a sore loser, but in contemporary culture, refusal to admit defeat is widely expected and admired. Even when the o… Read More

Beamer Named Among Top Lawyers by DBusiness

December 1st, 2015

The Detroit business journal dbusiness has announced its 2016 list of Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit. Wright Beamer’s managing partner and principal, Dirk Beamer, has once again been named a Top Lawyer in both employment law and commercial litigation… Read More

Smack Talk or Protected Activity? Social Media Policies in the 21st Century Workplace

August 25th, 2015

If an associate attorney in our law firm tweets a message critical of our bonus practices, we can discipline her, right? Not necessarily. As social media continues to morph and multiply, so do the legal complexities for employers seeking to monitor a… Read More