News & Resources

Protecting your website

A company’s website is an essential part of marketing and sales for most businesses.

May 31, 2019

Ghosting: The new norm

A new social norm appears to be highly prevalent in the employer arena: ghosting.

May 31, 2019

American Society of Employers (ASE) releases 2019 compensation survey results

Modest wage gains continue for most, but engineering, quality, and HR.

May 24, 2019

Summer is almost here – If you hire minors, remember your employer responsibilities

As we noted a couple of weeks ago in the EPTW article, Summer Interns – To Pay or Not to Pay, employers operating internships must know what is required of them, and many may also …

May 3, 2019

Michigan addressing Independent Contractor misclassification

New federal joint employer regulations were published by the U.S. Department of Labor late last month.

May 2, 2019

Job offers in Michigan can be rescinded for Medical Marijuana positive testing

According to a recent (April 23rd) case from the Michigan Appellate Court located in Ingham County, a job offer may be revoked if the applicant tests positive for marijuana, even if it is considered medical …

April 22, 2019

Ask the HR Expert

Which workers are exempt from paid sick leave law?

April 11, 2019

Does a pay disparity finding mean that pay discrimination occurred?

The hottest issue in the EEO area is pay discrimination.

March 18, 2019

March Madness

Employers, brace yourselves—this week brings the first games of the 2019 edition of March Madness, aka college basketball’s NCAA championship tournament.

March 15, 2019

Michigan Paid Sick Leave FAQs

The Michigan Paid Medical Leave Act goes into effect on March 29, 2019.

March 6, 2019

EEO-1 filing deadline May 31

Tips for completing the report.

March 4, 2019

Ask the HR Expert: Paid Leave

With Michigan’s new Paid Medical Leave Act effective March 29th, all organizations with 50 or more employees must offer at least 40 hours of paid medical leave each year. Must an employer provide additional paid …

February 28, 2019

Another court decision affirms importance of documentation and record keeping

One of the most basic supervisory/human resource responsibilities should be documentation of performance and disciplinary actions; however, it is often the most neglected.

February 22, 2019

Developing or integrating your organization’s paid time off to comply with Michigan’s new PTO law

With the passage of and impending enactment date (March 29, 2019) of Michigan’s new Paid Medical Leave Act, employers that are covered are hastily reviewing their existing vacation, sick, and personal time, as well as …

February 20, 2019

Making smart mergers and acquisitions under today’s tax law

Many businesses will pay less federal income taxes in 2018 and beyond, thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). And some will spend their tax savings on merging with or acquiring another business.

February 16, 2019

Take the time to safeguard your new product developments

Small businesses frequently need to work with consultants, prototype makers and pilot production manufacturers to develop new products or manufacturing processes.

February 15, 2019

Have you reviewed your background disclosure forms for proper grammar and clarity?

If you haven’t put your background disclosure forms through a legal audit recently, you should.

January 16, 2019

Keeping up on your Fair Labor Standards Act understanding

Does an employer have to pay an applicant for interviewing for a job?