Wage garnishments against their employees have historically been very risky for employers to administer. In fact, if an employer did not administer the garnishment properly, the employer could be on the hook for the employee’s entire debt. Luckily, the Michigan Legislature has taken steps to dramatically reduce...
MASUD LABOR LAW GROUP By: Brian Boyd The Fair Labor Standards ACT (FLSA) is the dominate law requiring employers to pay their employees a minimum wage and overtime pay when they work over forty hours in a given work week. However, not all employees are subject to these...
By: Masud Labor Law Group The Michigan Legislature recently passed package amendments to the Michigan Employment Security Act, MCL 421.1, et seq., imposing new obligations on employers with regard to unemployment claims. Although this legislation is designed to prevent unemployment fraud, it could also change the landscape of...
OSHA recently issued a rule revising its Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses regulation. The rule requires employers in certain industries to electronically submit to OSHA injury and illness data that employers are already required to keep. Importantly, the new rule also focuses on preventing employers...
MASUD LABOR LAW GROUP By: Joshua J. Leadford Many employers have been forced to provide retiree healthcare benefits for the life of retirees – even when lifetime benefits were not expressly promised under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. However, under a recent ruling from the...
On September 20, 2011, Governor Rick Snyder signed into law the Health Insurance Claims Assessment Act (Public Act 142 of 2011 – MCL § 550.1731, et seq.) The Act, which became effective January 1, 2012, will increase the cost for employers providing health benefits to their employees...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently proposed regulations relating to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affecting health insurance opt-out programs. These programs are sometimes made available to employees who decline coverage from an employer-sponsored group plan. In lieu of the group coverage, the employee receives a financial...
Most employers recognize that under the Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (COBRA) employees must be informed they have the right to maintain healthcare coverage after experiencing a “qualifying event.” A “qualifying event” generally occurs when an employee is laid off or terminated from employment...