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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

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) Wage and Hour Division recently recovered more than $72,000 for employees of Kentucky coffee shops that maintained illegal tip pools. The DOL found that coffee shop managers impermissibly retained a portion of… 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

Last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed suit against the operators of the Fricker’s restaurant chain, alleging that the company violated federal law by discriminating against qualified male applicants. According t… Read More