In late December, 2018, the Michigan Legislature passed the Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA), after a similar ballot proposal on the same issue was approved for the November, 2018 election.  There has been considerable confusion among trucking industry employers about how the PMLA affects them.  Here are some key points […]

On April 3, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) informed a U.S. District Court that it will need to extend the employee compensation data reporting on the EEO-1 from May 31, 2019 to September 30, 2019.  The EEOC requires employers with more than 100 employees to report the number […]

Private employers with more than 100 employees must annually file a report with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) known as the EEO-1. The window for filing the EEO-1 opens on March 18, 2019 and will close on May 31, 2019. The EEO-1 has historically required company disclosure of […]

Michigan’s outgoing governor last month signed into law the Paid Medical Leave Act. The new law, which will go into effect on March 21, 2019, requires employers with 50 or more individuals to grant paid medical leave to eligible employees. The term “eligible employee” does not include employees classified as […]

On September 7, 2017, credit-reporting agency Equifax announced that it experienced a data breach earlier in the summer.  The attack impacted the sensitive and personal information of around 143 million people.  The attack occurred due to software vulnerability in a web application framework that Equifax used – Apache Struts.  Although […]

A ransomware attack occurs when a malicious program finds its way into a computer system and prevents a company from accessing its files until the perpetrator receives ransom payment.  Even if the ransom is paid, however, there is no guarantee that the target company will regain access to its data.  […]

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The variable rate taxable bond is becoming a popular financing method for capital projects, debt refinancing and acquisition financing. Variable rate taxable bonds are available for non-manufacturing as well as manufacturing clients. The interest rates on variable rate taxable bonds are generally 1 to less than conventional interest rates. The […]

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On the heels of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act’s (FAST ACT) December 4, 2015 signing by President Obama, the Federal Highway Administration issued a February 24, 2016 Memorandum discussing various provisions of the legislation, including size and weight restrictions for carriers operating on the interstate system. Click the attachment […]