Legal Updates

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson has directed the FTC to form a Joint Labor Task Force that will work to prioritize rooting out and prosecuting deceptive, unfair, and anticompetitive labor-market practices that harm American workers.  In a recent ... Read More

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas recently announced that the agency will be “returning to its mission of protecting women from sexual harassment and sex-based discrimination in the workplace by rolling back the Biden administration’s gender ... Read More

As you know, Michigan enacted a new Earned Sick Time Act on February 21, 2025. The state legislature has now passed several (mostly) employer-friendly amendments to the Act, including the following: You can access the amended Act here. Additionally, Michigan has ... Read More

NLRB Acting General Counsel William B. Cowen recently issued a memo rescinding certain memoranda issued under the previous administration. Among the rescinded memos are: GC 21-06 and GC 21-07 addressing remedies to be sought; GC 21-08 on the rights of student-athletes under the NLRA; GC 23-02 on electronic monitoring; GC 23-05 on ... Read More

A federal judge for the U.S. District Court of Maryland has issued a preliminary injunction blocking certain aspects of the current administration’s recent Executive Orders concerning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The following provisions have been temporarily blocked: The ruling has since ... Read More

Minnesota has changed its independent contractor test for construction workers, moving from a nine-part test to a 14-part test. Effective March 1, 2025, an individual providing or performing commercial or residential building construction or improvement services is an independent contractor under ... Read More

Based on a recent Michigan Supreme Court decision, the state’s minimum wage will be increasing on February 21, 2025, to $12.48 per hour. Employers must update their workplace posters accordingly. You can access the state’s updated minimum wage poster here.

As you know, last year, New York passed the Retail Worker Safety Act, amending New York labor law to strengthen workplace violence prevention for retail employees. This law applies to retail employers with at least 10 employees, and requires such ... Read More

As of February 3, 2025, Cal/OSHA’s Non-Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulation has largely expired. While most COVID-19-specific requirements have ended, employers are still subject to certain recordkeeping obligations until February 3, 2026. Employers must continue to document all COVID-19 cases in ... Read More

The current administration has issued two Executive Orders (EOs) related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs: EO 14151, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing,” and EO 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.”  EO 14151 ... Read More

Michigan House Bill 5594, recently passed, amends the Youth Employment Standards Act to modify the procedures for issuing work permits to minors, modify the hours during which minors younger than 16 are allowed to work, and limit the circumstances under ... Read More

As you know, effective February 21, 2025, Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act will be replacing the state’s Paid Medical Leave Act. Employers must provide written notice of an employee’s rights under the ESTA at the time of hiring or on ... Read More