On September 25, 2020, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Orders 2020-183 and 2020-184. EO 2020-183 permits certain indoor sport venues, theaters, and entertainment facilities to reopen, with capacity...more
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-110 on June 1, 2020, which rescinded the stay-at-home order, EO 2020-96, but continued limitations on certain activities.
What is New in Executive Order...more
The much anticipated “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or the “CARES Act” was signed into law on March 27, 2020, revising some provisions of the March 18, 2020, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, as...more
On March 16, 2020, Governor Whitmer issued an Executive Order which temporarily expands unemployment eligibility for employees impacted by COVID-19 and which provides some relief from the burden of benefits for employers who...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the final version of a rule, proposed in March 2019, which will modify the "white collar" exemptions from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). While the rule will...more
The National Labor Relations Board (the "NLRB" or "Board") issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Monday, August 12, 2019, which proposes amendments to certain interpretations of the National Labor Relations Act (the...more
After a lengthy legal debate, additional data will be required from employers who file an annual EEO-1 form. Covered employers will also have to provide that additional data retrospectively, for both 2017 and 2018, by...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, proposing changes to the salary threshold for the white collar exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). If the proposed rule from March...more
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Michigan voters have approved Proposal 18-1 ("the Act"), which will legalize possession, use and cultivation of marijuana, marijuana products and industrial hemp by persons 21 years of age and older. The Act also authorizes...more