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Starting January 1, 2024, the minimum wage increased in Michigan. Depending on an anticipated ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court, it could increase again this same year. We lay out the new rates below, but first a brief recap of how we got here and… Read More

Employee mental health has become an increasingly hot topic. Organizations are sometimes concerned about mental health problems being used by employees as a basis for seeking leave or avoiding certain responsibilities. (In Part II, we will examine op… Read More

Does daylight saving time affect employee pay? In a couple of weeks, daylight saving time will end and most of us will “fall back” an hour. While many of us will simply be concerned with resetting clocks, employers will want to consider how they… Read More

For the third time since 2016, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed changes to the minimum salary an employee must receive to be exempt from overtime pay requirements. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees who work… Read More

We saw the U.S. Supreme Court issue a unanimous decision this past June, a rare occasion indeed. In Groff vs. DeJoy, the Court addressed the question of how far an employer must go in accommodating an employee’s religious needs. Gerald Groff was a… Read More

Late last year, President Biden signed into law the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The bipartisan legislation applies to employers with 15 or more employees. It requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified emp… Read More

On June 15, 2023, Governor Whitmer signed into law the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (“CROWN”) Act to outlaw hairstyle discrimination in education and employment, as well as housing and public accommodations. The CROWN Act… Read More

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), covered employers must engage in an interactive process with disabled employees seeking accommodations allowing them to perform their necessary job functions. Depending on her health conditions, a preg… Read More