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- 11/18/2024
Beware of Union Organizing PitfallsOn October 14th, The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) announced that the number of union organizing petitions filed from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, more than doubled from the same period in 2021. Petitions were up nearly 30%…
- 11/15/2024
Federal Court Blocks DOL Salary Threshold Increase NationwideOn April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a new rule that fashioned a two-part increase to the salary threshold for exempt workers with effective dates of July 1, 2024 and January 1, 2025. In an unsurprising decision…
- 10/15/2024
The Rise of State-Required Health Care Transaction NoticesAlthough they are currently still in the minority, a growing number of states are enacting or proposing legislation that requires applicable parties to provide notice of pending health care transactions. With its recently effective law, the Indiana General Assembly explained…
- 09/16/2024
Federal Circuit Reinforces Implications of the On-Sale Bar for Patent OwnersThe recent Federal Circuit case of Celanese International Corp. v. International Trade Commission serves as a significant reminder of the importance of the on-sale bar in U.S. patent law. Patent owners must be vigilant in their pre-filing activities, carefully considering…
- 09/13/2024
Are Independent Contractors Covered Under Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act?Employers know by now that Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”) will become effective in February of 2025. As Human Resources professionals plan to implement ESTA-complaint policies, one of the big questions is – who, exactly, does ESTA cover? The…
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- 10/07/2024
Court of Appeals Decision Reaffirms That Property Owned by Religious Societies Must Be Predominately Used for Religious Purposes to Qualify for Tax ExemptionOn September 30, 2024, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a property tax exemption for church retreat property in Woodside Bible Church v. Township of Forester, COA No. 366944. The Court of Appeals ruled that the property,…
- 09/19/2024
Ditching the Rosen-Durling Test: The Future of Design PatentsBodman’s Pete Cummings and Melissa Chapman authored an article in the State Bar of Michigan’s IPLS Proceedings publication. The article discusses the Federal Circuit overruling the longstanding Rosen-Durling test for evaluating the obviousness of design patents and the future implications…
- 07/31/2024
Federal Trade Commission Votes on Final Rule Banning Most Noncompete AgreementsBodman’s John David Gardiner and Cameron D. Ritsema published an article on the FTC final ruling regarding the ban of a vast majority of noncompete agreements for nearly all workers of for-profit employers in the U.S. in the August 2024…
- 05/29/2024
Alert for Healthcare Providers: Keeping up with Compliance – Additional Guidance from the OIGIn November 2023, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a new General Compliance Program Guide (GCPG) which seeks to clarify its existing voluntary compliance program by updating information and making that information more easily accessible to health care entities.…
- 01/29/2024
Mobilizing the Entirety of Your Resources for ImpactWe often focus on the impact of grant dollars. Investments also make an impact, positive or negative – whether or not that impact is intentional. We know that advocacy is another incredibly important opportunity and resource in your toolbox that…
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- 10/07/2024
Court of Appeals Decision Reaffirms That Property Owned by Religious Societies Must Be Predominately Used for Religious Purposes to Qualify for Tax ExemptionOn September 30, 2024, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a property tax exemption for church retreat property in Woodside Bible Church v. Township of Forester, COA No. 366944. The Court of Appeals ruled that the property,…
- 09/19/2024
Ditching the Rosen-Durling Test: The Future of Design PatentsBodman’s Pete Cummings and Melissa Chapman authored an article in the State Bar of Michigan’s IPLS Proceedings publication. The article discusses the Federal Circuit overruling the longstanding Rosen-Durling test for evaluating the obviousness of design patents and the future implications…
- 07/31/2024
Federal Trade Commission Votes on Final Rule Banning Most Noncompete AgreementsBodman’s John David Gardiner and Cameron D. Ritsema published an article on the FTC final ruling regarding the ban of a vast majority of noncompete agreements for nearly all workers of for-profit employers in the U.S. in the August 2024…
- 05/29/2024
Alert for Healthcare Providers: Keeping up with Compliance – Additional Guidance from the OIGIn November 2023, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a new General Compliance Program Guide (GCPG) which seeks to clarify its existing voluntary compliance program by updating information and making that information more easily accessible to health care entities.…
- 01/29/2024
Mobilizing the Entirety of Your Resources for ImpactWe often focus on the impact of grant dollars. Investments also make an impact, positive or negative – whether or not that impact is intentional. We know that advocacy is another incredibly important opportunity and resource in your toolbox that…