Archive: January 2023

  • Meaghan Clayton Elected as Shareholder

    January 31, 2023

    Rhoades McKee is pleased to announce that Meaghan Clayton was recently elected as a Shareholder. With over 50 attorneys and three offices (Grand Rapids, Hastings, and Holland), the firm has grown to include 37 shareholders. Meaghan focuses her practice in the areas of human resources and employment law. She supports clients in all aspects of […]

  • Court of Appeals Nixes Wage and Sick Time Hikes

    January 27, 2023

    Since the fall of 2018 Michigan employers have faced the prospect of significant increases in the minimum wage rate and in the amount of paid sick leave they had to offer to employees. Both of these potential increases were the result of successful voter petition campaigns to put the issues on the ballot for a […]

  • Brett Flessner Joins Rhoades McKee in Hastings

    January 20, 2023

    Brett Flessner joins Rhoades McKee as an Associate in the Hastings, Michigan office. Flessner assists individuals and businesses in the areas of divorce, child custody, adoption matters, probate and estate administration, and managing business affairs. Before joining Rhoades McKee, Flessner was an attorney at Legal Aid in Southwest Michigan. A graduate of Michigan State University […]

  • The Death of Non-Compete Agreements?

    January 6, 2023

    On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its proposed rule to eliminate non-compete agreements on the basis that they unduly suppress employee wages and stifle innovation and business dynamism. Whether this is a good idea or not depends upon whether you use non-competes to protect your business or whether the existence of […]

  • New Year Rings in New Protections for Pregnant and Post-Partum Employees

    January 5, 2023

    On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law two bills that add protections for pregnant and post-partum employees—the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). PUMP Act First, the PUMP Act amends the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to expand coverage to all employees […]

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