FROM BAD TO WORSE AND THEN SOME: by: Daniel A. Gwinn, Esq. & Laura Bradshaw Tucker, Esq. For the next several weeks, GWINN TAURIAINEN PLLC takes on the Michigan Unemployment Agency (UIA), to inform its friends and clients about the risks associated with
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FROM BAD TO WORSE AND THEN SOME: GWINN TAURIAINEN PLLC by: Daniel A. Gwinn, Esq. & Laura Bradshaw Tucker, Esq. A college student applies for unemployment, but does not know how to report earnings he has not received. A widowed mother misunderstands
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TEXAS JUDGE PUTS HOLD ON IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR SALARIED WORKERS: WHAT HAPPENS NOW? On November 22, 2016, just nine days before a Department of Labor rule requiring employers to pay salaried workers at least $47,476 a year went into effect,
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QUESTION: Planning on attending your employer’s holiday party? Hosting a work party? Tips for employers and employees. Best holiday wishes to all our friends and clients! Every year we get questions about employee conduct at holiday parties. This year, we have consolidated
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QUESTION: A guy I work with is a big supporter of Donald Trump. He talks about his political views, in a loud voice, in the common lunch room – blaming immigrants for a lot of the crime in America, saying special rules
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HOW DO I FILE A CLAIM WITH THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION? QUESTION: I work installing carpet in people’s houses. Last week, I was laid off. They said it was because there isn’t enough work, but there seems to be a ton
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DO NEW OVERTIME RULES APPLY TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS? QUESTION: I own a couple of copy centers in town. I have a manager who helps me run them, and I pay him a salary of about $30,000 a year; he usually works
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This week’s question: Do I have to let my ex-spouse take my children on vacation? QUESTION: My ex-husband and I were just divorced this year and share custody of our children. We each get the children for 3 weeks in the summer
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This week’s question: Will I receive alimony? QUESTION: I’m getting a divorce, and want to know if I can still receive alimony, whether or not I remarry or live with someone. ANSWER: The good news is there’s nothing in the law that
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This week’s question: QUESTION: Do I need a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, isn’t the form the hospital gives me enough? ANSWER: A Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care is essential to your estate plan. Other names for this
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