2013 Employment Law HandbookWritten by Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.

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• Recent NLRB activities regarding workplace social media policies

• New Right to Work legislation

• Health Care Reform detailed timetable and suggestions of what employers should start doing

to prepare for years to come

• Michigan Medical Marihuana Act significant updates

• Significant reforms implemented by the Office of Regulatory Reinvention, having

recommended 624 changes to MIOSHA workplace rules

• Religious discrimination/accommodation information

• EEOC guidelines for criminal background checks in hiring and MDCR Pre-Employment Inquiry Guide

• Comprehensive do’s and don’ts for crafting social media policies

• Updated DOL employment status enforcement mechanisms including misclassification of workers

• USERRA amendment that permits “hostile environment” claims

• Recent litigation about whether deductions from public employees’ paychecks for PACs

violates the Campaign Finance Act

• Maximum benefit amounts for workers comp and similar monetary updates

• Update on recent Sixth Circuit decision holding unconstitutional Michigan’s “Proposal 2”

(bar on affirmative action) as it related to public colleges/university admission policies

Some updates covered in this year’s Handbook include:

Table of Contents

Chapter 1Introduction to the 2012 Employment Law Handbook

Chapter 2Pre-Hire Employment Policies

Chapter 3Employer/Employee Relationship & Employment Status

Chapter 4National Labor Relations Act

Chapter 5Diversity Initiatives and Affirmative Action

Chapter 6Military Duty and Re-Employment Rights

Chapter 7Immigration Issues

Chapter 8Employee Privacy and Workplace Protection

Chapter 9Discrimination and Harassment

Chapter 10Wage and Hour Issues

Chapter 11Employee Benefit Law

Chapter 12Health Care Reform

Chapter 13Family and Medical Leave Act

Chapter 14Workers’ Disability Compensation

Chapter 15Disability Discrimination

Chapter 16Safety and Health Issues

Chapter 17Social Media in the Workplace

Chapter 18Discipline and Discharge

Chapter 19Layoffs and Reductions in Force

Chapter 20Unemployment Benefit Issues

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