Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper

Jan 15, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Eric Emanuelson Jr. |Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper

Don’t finalize your 2025 handbooks just yet!On January 2, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit a permanent injunction, which had blocked a requirement that New York employers with employee handbooks include a notice against discrimination based on reproductive health care choices. As a result, handbooks covering New York employees must again include such notices.

Oct 30, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Adam Forman |Daniel Glicker |Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper

Starting on February 21, 2025, every Michigan employer, regardless of size, must provide their employees with up to 72 hours of sick leave annually. For five years, Michigan employers have been administering a paid leave law—the Michigan Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA)—in its current form.

Sep 25, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Adam Forman |Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper

We previously wrote about a Michigan Supreme Court decision to reinstate two voter initiatives – the Wage Act and the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) – and state agency responses to that decision (the “Original Order”), which included the filing of a motion asking the court to clarify the Original Order. On September 18, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court responded, granting the request for immediate consideration and issuing a thirteen-page Order (the “Clarification Order”).

Sep 20, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Laura Holtan |Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper |Susan Gross Sholinsky

In recent years, advocates and lawmakers have been pushing to expand the reach of “ban-the-box” measures designed to remove job barriers for individuals with criminal convictions. “Ban-the-box” laws, also called “fair chance laws,” are designed to prevent employers from excluding applicants based on their criminal history alone, by prohibiting employers from immediately inquiring into an applicant’s criminal history before evaluating their qualifications.

Sep 19, 2024 | workforcebulletin.com | Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper |Laura Holtan

In recent years, advocates and lawmakers have been pushing to expand the reach of “ban-the-box” measures designed to remove job barriers for individuals with criminal convictions. “Ban-the-box” laws, also called “fair chance laws,” are designed to prevent employers from excluding applicants based on their criminal history alone, by prohibiting employers from immediately inquiring into an applicant’s criminal history before evaluating their qualifications.