For many Michigan employers, the better question is no longer whether noncompetes are controversial. It is whether the state is on the verge of replacing a reasonableness-based system with a near-total prohibition for ordinary work relationships. That is why House...
Remote work has a way of making employment rules feel less local than they really are. A company may be headquartered in Chicago, a manager may sit in Dallas, payroll may run out of another state, and yet the employee doing the work may be logging in every day from a...
For small businesses in Washtenaw County, Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act is no longer a theoretical compliance issue. The practical question is how to structure earned sick time in a way that fits a small employer’s operations while also reducing the risk of payroll...
By 2026, Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act should no longer be treated as a moving target. The law took effect in its amended form on February 21, 2025, after the Michigan Supreme Court’s 2024 decision upended the old Paid Medical Leave Act framework and the Legislature...
Michigan has always been a place where industrial change becomes visible before the rest of the country fully understands what is happening. What begins in Michigan’s factories, engineering centers, and supplier networks often becomes a preview of the next American...
Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept confined to research labs or speculative fiction. It has become embedded in everyday decision-making across industries, from hiring and lending to healthcare diagnostics and criminal justice. As AI systems...
Artificial intelligence has rapidly transitioned from emerging technology into a central pillar of modern business operations. Across industries ranging from healthcare and finance to manufacturing and legal services, organizations are increasingly relying on...
Michigan employers and their counsel are watching House Bill 4040 because it would represent a major break from the state’s traditional approach to restrictive covenants. Under current Michigan law, employers may still use post-employment noncompetes if they protect a...
When a key employee resigns from a competitor, many Michigan employers immediately fear the same sequence of events: files were copied, customer information walked out the door, a pricing strategy is about to be used in the next bid, and by the time ordinary discovery...
Generative AI has changed the economics of deception. What once required advanced visual-effects expertise can now be produced with consumer-facing tools, cloud-based inference, and an internet connection. That shift matters most where the harm is both intensely...
