2023 Notable West Michigan Lawyer – Anthony Pearson

March 20, 2023

Noncompete Agreements May Be on the Chopping Block

March 7, 2023

Michigan’s ‘Go To Lawyers’ for construction law named

February 28, 2023

National Labor Relations Board Changes Settlement Landscape

February 27, 2023

Time to Revamp Your Employee Severance and Release Agreements! On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision that greatly alters the landscape relating to settlement agreements between Employers and Employees. In McLaren Macomb and Local 40 RN Staff Council, Office and Professional Employees, International Union (OPEIU), AFL-CIO, Case 07-CA-26304, the […]

Rhoades McKee Welcomes Badovinac, Lewis, and Sackett

February 24, 2023

Rhoades McKee is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Badovinac, Jennifer Lewis, and Stephanie Sackett have joined the firm. Elizabeth Badovinac Badovinac joins Rhoades McKee as an Associate. She assists individuals and businesses facing legal challenges in various areas, including real and personal property transactions, contractual disputes, personal injuries, and matters requiring litigation or alternate dispute […]

Rhoades McKee Files Amicus Brief Seeking to Protect Michigan Auto Accident Victims

February 20, 2023

Rhoades McKee attorney Stephen Hulst recently filed an amicus brief with the Michigan Supreme Court in the case of Andary v USAA. The Andary case involves challenges to certain provisions of Michigan’s no-fault reform law that was passed in June 2019. As part of the reform, the Michigan Legislature imposed new fee caps and limitations […]

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 […]