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Federal Government Reminds Employers—Big and Small—of Their Employment Law Duties Under FMLA, FSLA, and PUMP Act

  • March 20, 2023
  • by Zana Tomich

Recent actions by the federal government serve as important reminders to businesses—large and small, alike—of their various responsibilities under federal employment laws. On February 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (Bulletin) addressing questions related to compliance with the […]

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Employers Beware: U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Highly Compensated Employees May be Eligible for Overtime Pay

  • March 9, 2023
  • by Zana Tomich

In a ruling that caught many employers by surprise, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that an employee who earned more than $200,000 per year was nonetheless entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Court’s ruling in Helix Energy Solutions […]

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The Burden is on Employers When it Comes to Binding Employees to Employment Agreements in Michigan

  • March 1, 2023
  • by Zana Tomich

When a big company hires a new CEO or other top executives, lawyers get involved and an often long and complicated employment contract gets hammered out. For the average small to medium-sized business owner, that’s not how hiring works. Most employees go through a similar […]

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Employers with Remote Workers Must Comply with Local and State Employment Law Requirements

  • December 12, 2022
  • by Zana Tomich

Employers with Remote Workers Must Comply with Local and State Employment Law Requirements Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic arose, many employers have faced new challenges from managing remote workforces, including designing new approaches to management that ensure accountability and productivity, as well as new legal […]

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How to Avoid a Lawsuit When Terminating an Employee

  • November 30, 2022
  • by Zana Tomich

The economy is slowing and while the job market remains relatively stable, the headlines are filled these days with stories of companies such Meta, Microsoft and Twitter laying off thousands of employees. We’ve shifted pretty quickly from the days when businesses big and small were […]

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Recent Legal and Regulatory Updates: What Michigan Business Owners Need to Know

  • November 22, 2022
  • by Zana Tomich

It’s said that the only constant in life is change, and that applies to the business world as well. The last several years have kept Michigan business owners constantly on their toes, with rapidly evolving changes to the economy, the way businesses have been run […]

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Michigan Employers: Create Separate Agreement to Arbitrate, Non-Compete, and Non-Disclosure Contracts if Your Employee Handbook Contains a Contractual Disclaimer

  • September 14, 2022
  • by Zana Tomich

Michigan employers should create and use employee handbooks. Handbooks provide employees with important information about the company and its customs, rules, culture and benefits for employees. Handbooks create clarity for employees and can provide certain protections for employers. But realizing these and other benefits isn’t […]

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The Potential Benefits of Treating Your Companies as a “Controlled Group” Come with Legal Risks

  • April 18, 2022
  • by Zana Tomich

In general, for a company that offers its employees health insurance benefits, the more employees there, the lower the premium costs are per employee. So if a business owner owns more than one business, it might be tempting to try to bundle all the people […]

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Vaccine Mandate

  • January 18, 2022
  • by Zana Tomich

On January 13, the Supreme Court ruled that OSHA did not have the authority to issue the “vaccine mandate” the agency first announced in the fall. OSHA’s rule required employers with at least 100 employees to require they be vaccinated against the coronavirus (or submit […]

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How Your Attorney can Help You Employ and Retain the Best Team for Your Business

  • December 2, 2021
  • by Zana Tomich

It’s no secret that one of the biggest business challenges that employers have faced through the COVID-19 pandemic is finding, employing and retaining workers. It’s been breathlessly reported that the “Great Resignation” has resulted in workers—across industries and job types—dropping out of the workforce. In […]

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The business and employment attorneys of Dalton & Tomich take your business just as seriously as you do. Attorneys Zana Tomich and Noel Sterett are trusted by closely held family businesses and others across Michigan and Northern Illinois as invaluable partners and counselors. We guarantee all your calls and emails will be returned within one business day so you can focus on what you do best: running your business.