On March 24, 2016, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued the new Persuader Final Rule, which requires increased reporting of an employer’s expenses connected to labor relations consultant services. The…

Washington, D.C., 3/3/16 – The Internal Revenue Service today issued an alert to payroll and human resources professionals to beware of an emerging phishing email scheme that purports to be…

Colombo & Colombo attorney Michael J. O’Shaughnessy was successful in getting the Michigan Secretary of State to revoke the suspension of an auto dealership’s Class B license. Without this Class…

On September 30, 2015, new laws will take effect that will reform Michigan’s cumber-some wage garnishment procedure. Under the current law, dealers bear the majority of the burden to properly…

Over the Memorial Day weekend, the Department of Labor published new FMLA forms that were to be used beginning June 1, 2015. There are no major changes to the forms…

On April 23, 2015, Governor Snyder signed into law two House bills, set to take effect on September 30, 2015, which will reform Michigan’s cumbersome and risky wage garnishment procedure….

In a March 25, 2015 decision, the United States Supreme Court evaluated the United Parcel Service’s (UPS) failure to accommodate a pregnant driver with a light duty position due to…

Attorney Michael J. O’Shaughnessy was successful in getting an EEOC case dismissed against a dealer located in Michigan. The EEOC filed suit on behalf of an applicant for the dealership’s…

Under the Internal Revenue Code, Section 105, Short and Long Term Disability benefits (“Sick Pay”) may be included in the gross income of an employee, which requires the dealership to…

On March 24, 2015, in Navarro v. Encino Motorcars, LLC, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that “service advisors” are not exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)…