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As Michigan businesses prepared to re-open following last spring’s COVID-19 lockdown, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued several executive orders requiring enhanced workplace safety measures. After the Michigan Supreme Court curtailed the governor’… Read More

This week, we remembered the great legacy of the inimitable Martin Luther King, Jr. Many across the country honored the holiday with a day of service, including Lauren Woirol’s daughter. Thea, along with her preschool class, spent Monday completing… Read More

Background check results are more important in hiring decisions than they have ever been. Employers are also using screenings on an ongoing basis during employment. Inaccurate information, however, is a real issue, and certain research organizations… Read More

Although webinars are not new, the use of them has of course risen in recent months. And that technology has allowed us to not only share our knowledge but continue to grow it. Our resident authority on all things trademark, Kathy Spray took part in… Read More

On December 11, 2020, the Michigan Wage and Hour Division announced that the state’s scheduled minimum wage increase (to $9.87 per hour) was not expected to take effect on January 1, 2021. Although a minimum wage increase was slated for the first o… Read More

Nothing about last year was typical. The holidays, though, are always a time for traditions and making new memories. While we could not celebrate exactly as we had hoped, we all found ways to make the season bright: Tim and Lee Flaherty went to Mass… Read More

Millions of American taxpayers received federal benefits intended to provide relief from the economic impact of COVID-19 shutdowns, in the form of stimulus payments and unemployment compensation, during 2020. As we begin the new year and look to the… Read More

We can all agree that 2020 was a year of tough topics. These are stories that were most important to you as we navigated new challenges. #1: Playing It Safe Coronavirus liability in the workplace. #2: State Shutdown and Paid Sick Time How the state s… Read More