LANSING - Another blow was landed against the Obama administration’s effort to change US wage and hour law without passing an amendment to the almost 80-year old Fair Labor Standards Act. The same Texas federal court that originally temporarily stayed the implementation of a new salary level test rule issued a permanent injunction against those
LANSING - The Michigan Agency for Energy has issued a Request for Proposals for $100,000 in grants to Michigan municipalities, public K-12 schools, hospitals, nonprofit organizations and small businesses for energy waste reduction and renewable energy products and services. This is the first time that hospitals are included in the program. Projects must benefit public
LANSING - Gov. Rick Snyder has stayed radio silent on the prospects of the Legislature overriding his veto on speeding up the phase-out of the sales tax on used vehicle trade-ins, although sources tell MIRS the administration is taking the matter "semi seriously."With some lawmakers coming back into town on Wednesday, reporters could get a
LANSING - According to the Project: Time Off report, The State of the American Vacation 2017, it appears that Americans might finally be starting to use their vacation time. For years, vacation time usage has been on the decline in the U.S., but the 2017 report shows some optimistic results. In 2016, American workers took
LANSING - The US Department of Labor is working toward rescinding its judicially enjoined overtime rules. These rules were published during the Obama Administration and dramatically increased the exemption salary level test from $433/week up to $913/week. It was intended to reduce the number of jobs that could be classified non-exempt by employers. The salary
LIVONIA - The American Society of Employers will co-host a Veteran’s Job Fair on August 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Southfield Pavilion. In addition, resume and interviewing workshops will be available starting at 8 a.m. Joining ASE as co-hosts are the Michigan Industry Liaison Group, Detroit VA Healthcare System, Southfield Veterans’
LANSING - Michigan Legislators will have to produce documents regarding their correspondence with third parties in discovery for litigation, according to a ruling from the bench Friday morning from federal magistrate Judge Ellen Carmody. The ruling came in a suit Tesla Motors has brought against the state, alleging the state discriminated against it by blocking
LANSING - Video surveillance of businesses is a rapidly growing market, and state lawmakers Thursday passed a bill revising the rules so that small firms can have camera systems installed without an electrical inspection. HB 4654 and HB 4655, sponsored by Reps. Michele Hoitenga (R-Manton) and Beth Griffin (R-Mattawan), would allow small security camera systems
LANSING - Go Phish, as in Phishing attacks and how to thwart them, was live webinar that aired March 30 presented by NuWave Technology Partners. It is now available on-demand. To watch, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2784/Go-Phish.aspx
LANSING - April 3rd marked the first day this year that H-1B visa applications were accepted by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. The date holds particular significance for many employers who hire technical talent, as the H-1B is a vehicle by which many difficult-to-hire IT and engineering vacancies are filled with foreign workers. Historically,
