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Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission published its long-anticipated, final rule seeking to ban non-compete agreements in the U.S. Dirk Beamer reviews what you need to know. Read More

With the rapid spread of legalized marijuana throughout the United States, employers have struggled with testing tools (e.g., urine and hair samples) dependent on metabolized CBD, which yield positive results many days or even months after the tested… Read More

Last month, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) 2023 rule for determining joint employer status. The joint employer rule determines when two businesses are legally… Read More

Last October, pharmaceutical maker Eli Lilly and Company settled a federal age discrimination lawsuit with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). The lawsuit alleged that sales representative applicants over 40 were denied position… Read More

Your neighbor kid mows your lawn. A guy from church fixes your broken slider door. Can you pay them cash? Probably. How about your full-time nanny? Probably not. Drawing the line between independent contractors (who receive IRS Form 1099 and pay thei… Read More

Last month, we addressed strategies for promoting employee mental health. (Get caught up on Part I here.) In this edition, we examine the possibility of amorphous mental health concerns being used to abuse workplace policies. Savvy employers know to… Read More

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