Employment Law Newsletters
Winter 2006

• Michigan's Social Security Privacy Act is Now in Effect

• Are You Properly Classifying Independent Contractor Workers?
• What can Employers Do to Protect the Company When Hiring Independent Contractors?
• What is an Independent Contractor Under Michigan Law?
• What Happens if a Company Misclassifies an Independent Contractor?

• Individual Liability Under the FMLA
• Quick Facts About FMLA Certifications

• Are Employers Required to Pay Employees for Travel Time?
• Are You Properly Complying With Wage and Hour Requirements Regarding Deductions from Wages?
• Michigan Raises the Minimum Wage Effective October 1, 2006.

• The Attorney-Client Privilege and Attorney-Work Product: Protecting Confidential Communications Between Clients and Attorneys
• An Employer’s Obligations: When Producing Employees’ Personnel Files to Third Parties

• Psychiatric and Mental Disabilities in the Workplace

• The U.S. Supreme Court Expands Retaliation Protection to Employees

• Are You Properly Classifying Your Exempt and Non-Exempt Employees?

• USERRA - What are an Employer's Obligations Under the Act? & Updating Your Arbirtration Policies

• Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations

• Family Medical Leave Act Amended To Benefit Military Family Members