The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Minimum Wage Poster issued by the United States Department of Labor has been updated. Effective August 1, 2016, those employers subject to the FLSA…
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…
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…
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)…
On February 25, 2015, the Department of Labor issued a Final Rule revising the definition of “spouse” under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). The new definition will take…
It is important that you, your General Manager and your key employees are aware of the requirements under these Acts. It is also important that they know which employees are…
On December 11, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) overruled its previous 2007 decision that allowed employers to limit their employees’ use of the employer’s email system solely to…
