Traverse City Business News

June 27, 2020

Reopening Your Business Part II: Practical considerations for the post-shutdown workplace

by Janis Adams and Linsday Raymond Now that your business is reopened, what happens if an employee contracts COVID-19? Are you required to grant an employee’s request for leave related to COVID-19? Are you still required to accommodate requests to telework? In Reopening Your Business –...

By Janis Adams

May 29, 2020

Reopening Your Business: Implementing required COVID-19 mitigation measures

The northern Michigan regions are the first regions in Michigan to be granted broader permission to reopen businesses due to their low numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths, as compared with other Michigan regions. This welcome news for business owners and employees comes amidst several grim...

By Janis Adams

October 31, 2019

#MeToo: A new perspective on harassment investigations

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, there has been a surge in the number of sexual harassment charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In October 2019, the EEOC reported its fiscal year 2018 statistics showing that sexual harassment charge filings increased by...

By Janis Adams

December 30, 2018

New Obligations for Employers in 2019: Laws mandate paid medical leave, minimum wage increases

The Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA) and Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (IWOWA) were signed into law by Gov. Snyder last month. Both laws will become effective 91 days after the last day of the legislative session, or around April 1, 2019. The PMLA mandates that...

By Janis Adams

Reopening Your Business Part II: Practical considerations for the post-shutdown workplace

Reopening Your Business: Implementing required COVID-19 mitigation measures

#MeToo: A new perspective on harassment investigations

New Obligations for Employers in 2019: Laws mandate paid medical leave, minimum wage increases

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