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The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) publishes a biennial survey of human relations professionals and recently came out with its 2013 edition. SHRM’s “Workplace Forecast” includes the ten overall key issues that HR professionals fee… Read More

Are you familiar with radio frequency identification (RFID)? RFID is technology that uses electromagnetic fields to remotely pull electronically-stored data from any object or animal containing an RFID chip. RFID chips can be either attached or imbed… Read More

Memorial Day is celebrated annually on the last Monday in May as a way to honor the men and women of our armed services who have died while in service to our country. Formerly referred to as Decoration Day, this day of remembrance originated after th… Read More

Of all the unanticipated challenges companies are forced to address, one of the peskiest may be a subpoena served in connection with an unrelated lawsuit between third parties. But as disruptive as subpoenas can be, mishandling them – or worse, ign… Read More

In an effort to streamline corporate litigation and enhance Michigan’s business climate, the State of Michigan has established the “Michigan Business Court” — a specialized docket system to which business law cases will be assigned starting t… Read More

Congress is considering comp time legislation to modify the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on a key provision concerning overtime. Under the law, non-exempt employees who work more than 40 hours in a workweek must be paid time and a half for every h… Read More

The next change resulting from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) takes effect October 1, 2013, when open enrollment in the “Health Insurance Marketplace” begins. Intended to provide a “competitive insurance marketplace” for affordable and qualifi… Read More

I am currently working with a client whose identity was stolen in August 2012 and used to obtain a number of student loans. The thief had somehow managed to obtain my client’s name, local Michigan address, Social Security number and date of birth.… Read More