Appellate court found employer’s verbal agreement may constitute an enforceable employment contract, although the written agreement was never signed.
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Policies are great but employers must ensure manager and HR compliance in order to present a solid defense to employee discrimination claims.
Federal appellate court rules Ohio employer violates FMLA with convoluted no-fault attendance policy for employees.
Nerd alert! Decimals have their point when it comes to rounding employees’ time under new U.S. Department of Labor opinion.
Movie theater “stars” in who done it thriller under Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act (USERRA).
Employers must file new Component 2 compensation data with the EEOC by Sept. 30.
Fate of Michigan’s citizen-initiated paid medical leave and minimum wage laws now rests with state’s Supreme Court.
This case is a good reminder to employers that just because employees have restrictions, it doesn’t mean they have disabilities requiring ADA accommodations.
The Michigan Legislature is giving this author flashbacks over a challenge to its own lame duck amendments to citizen-led legislation providing for paid sick time and the state’s minimum wage.
New Supreme Court ruling again emphasizes that filing EEOC charge is not a jurisdictional prerequisite to bringing a Title VII claim in federal court.
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- Civil Rights Litigation Filed by Christian Employers Gets New Life Following Federal Appellate Court Ruling
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- Judge Strikes Down Federal Ban on Non-compete Agreements
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