12 September 2019

EEO-1 Component 2: On Its Way Out After 2019?

Yesterday, September 11, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a new Notice of Information Collection regarding the EEO-1 Report.  This new Notice includes an updated burden analysis from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) related to compilation and production of requested EEO-1 data. EEOC states that the decades-old Component 1 race and […]


11 September 2019

NLRB Makes It Easier for Unionized Employers to Implement Operational Changes Mid-Contract Without Bargaining

Yesterday, September, 10, unionized employers won a significant victory before the NLRB.  Following the Board’s September 10 decision in MV Transportation, Inc., all unionized employers with collective bargaining agreements will enjoy more operational flexibility and can have a greater degree of confidence in their ability to exercise their management rights (and other contractual rights) to […]


12 August 2019

NLRB Seeks to Revamp Union Election Rules

On Friday, August 9, the National Labor Relations Board released proposed changes to the existing rules governing union elections.  In 2014, the NLRB had enacted several changes to union election procedures that were sometimes referred to as the “quickie” or “ambush” election rules.  The newly proposed changes would walk back several parts of the 2014 […]


03 July 2019

Landmark changes to Michigan’s no fault law

***This article originally appeared on www.grbj.com, Grand Rapids Business Journal’s website.*** Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed bipartisan legislation enacting sweeping changes to Michigan’s 45-year-old no fault act. The legislation would “guarantee lower rates for every Michigan driver, protect insurance coverage options and strengthen consumer protections,” according to the governor’s office. Which begs the question, does […]