I. Overview of Changes -
On May 4, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “Bureau”) issued a Consent Order implicating how certain banking institutions must respond to Garnishment The Consent Order places...more
Primary, secondary, and higher education institutions employ over 11 million people nationwide and provide educational services to many more students. At a national level, more than 8 million people are employed by primary...more
Protection against unlawful treatment in the workplace is a goal shared by employers and employees alike. Employers that may have relaxed their compliance with federal employment and discrimination laws during the pandemic...more
Michigan’s Open Meetings Act (OMA) has been amended a number of times since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to address and allow electronic meetings under certain circumstances. The current state of the law is that...more
Water treatment giant Ecolab Inc. sued its former marketing manager, Preston Alexander, and his new company, One Degree Medical, alleging Alexander stole trade secrets to set up a competing business in violation of his...more
On August 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education’s new Title IX regulations become effective. These regulations govern how education programs that receive federal funding must respond to sex discrimination, including...more
On March 28, 2014, the Michigan Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff (“ACTS”) and the American Federation of Teachers (“AFT”) (collectively the “Union”) filed an election petition to organize a collective bargaining unit,...more