Many low and medium income individuals and small business owners involved in a legal dispute are left with the choice of suffering without access to justice or attempting to represent themselves. As the number of self-represented litigants in Michigan continues to...
A Primer on Crowdfunding – 2018 With entrepreneurs facing difficulties raising enough funding for their startups, crowdfunding has become increasingly popular. Crowdfunding involves using social networking and a strong product campaign to gather support from the...
Berry Moorman Attorneys conduct an “Employment Law Hot Topics” presentation during the 2018 MALA Annual Conference. Berry Moorman Attorneys David Foy and Sandro DiMercurio provided a legal update on “Employment Law Hot Topics” to the Michigan...
If adopted by the Senate, H.R. 1180, titled the “Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017,” would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (codified as 29 U.S.C. 207). The bill would allow private sector employers to offer, and employees to accept, time off in lieu...
New Minimum Hourly Wage for Michigan Employees Beginning January 1, 2018 Effective January 1, 2018, the state minimum wage will increase from $8.90 to $9.25. This is the last scheduled increase of 25% provided in the Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2014. From...
