Labor & Employment Law
New Grand Rapids Human Rights Ordinance Places New Limits on Employers: What You Need to Know
In August, the Grand Rapids City Commission passed a series of extensive amendments to its Human Rights Ordinance, expanding protections against discrimination and creating new … Continue Reading
Avoiding a Jingle Bell Wreck: Holiday Party Best Practices for Employers
Once upon a time, office holiday parties were often the source of hazy tales of loosened-tie and shoes-off debauchery or ill-advised comments or actions fueled … Continue Reading
Additional 200,000 Michigan Workers Would Be Eligible for Overtime Pay Under Whitmer Plan
Asserting that recent changes to federal overtime pay rules don’t go far enough, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is pushing to substantially expand the number of salaried … Continue Reading
Firing for “Potential Future Disability” Isn’t Discrimination Under the ADA, Federal Court Rules
The future is not now when it comes to employment discrimination under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), at least according to the U.S. Court … Continue Reading
Cannabis Industry Workers Entitled to Overtime Pay, Federal Court Rules
The ongoing and untenable conflict between state and federal law regarding cannabis creates a wide-range of inconveniences, injustices, and inconsistencies that impact cannabis business owners … Continue Reading
Employers Can’t Shorten Time Limits for Workplace Discrimination Claims, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules
A federal appeals court that covers Michigan recently issued a unanimous ruling holding that employers cannot contractually shorten the time within which their workers can … Continue Reading
Labor Department Rule Makes 1.3 Million More Americans Eligible for Overtime Pay
Approximately 1.3 million salaried American workers will now receive overtime pay for any extra hours they work. On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of … Continue Reading
Thomas Cedoz Presents at DisruptHR Event Designed to Energize and Inform Attendees
Kreis Enderle attorney Tom Cedoz recently spoke at the DisruptHR event in Grand Rapids, sharing tips and best practices he encourages company leaders, administrators, and human resource … Continue Reading
Employer Alert: You’re Not Done With Your EEO-1 — Additional Report Due By Sept. 30.
Business owners who must submit an annual EEO-1 report to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) may have put this time-consuming obligation out of their … Continue Reading
New Department of Labor Opinions on Family Leave, Overtime Pay, and Employee Classification
In the latest of its string of opinion letters addressing issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act … Continue Reading
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