» Employment Law

Many employers search social media to evaluate a favorable job candidate. This is not without risks. Problems associated with hiring decisions based, in whole or in part, on information presented on social media can subject companies to unnecessary l… Read More

Preparing an employment application used to be pretty standard stuff: name, address, education, employment history, criminal records, right? But that old form has undergone some serious scrutiny in recent years, and questions that used to be consider… Read More

Who hasn’t, at least once, upon receiving a restaurant check, automatically added a tip to the total without noticing that a gratuity was included? I’ll admit to having fallen victim to this at least once (maybe twice?). Thanks to new IRS rules,… Read More

Last Thursday, my twin sons and their teammates finished their freshmen football season at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School with a big win against a local competitor. Overhearing some disgruntled parents from the other team, I was reminde… Read More

Including arbitration provisions in employment agreements can help to reduce the risk of expensive and time consuming litigation by requiring a dispute to be resolved by a neutral arbitrator, rather than through the court system. Generally speaking,… Read More

Despite the recent opening of State insurance exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often called “ObamaCare”), many people are still uncertain about exactly what the law requires and how it impacts them. The Act is exten… Read More

Dirk Beamer – a principal with the Farmington Hills law firm Wright Beamer, PLC – has been named a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers magazine. Recognized for his accomplishments in business litigation, the Farmington resident joins an elite list of p… Read More

“Employee” or “Independent Contractor”? Throughout my twenty year career, I have analyzed and argued this question on behalf of a host of clients in multiple industries. Depending on how a worker is classified, the paying company may or may n… Read More