Attorney to conduct employee handbook webinar July 17
James M. Reid, IV, an associate attorney with Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller P.C., a Southfield, Michigan-based law firm, will conduct the “Employee Handbook Tips and Strategies” Webinar, hosted by CredentialCheck™, on Wednesday, July 17 at 1:30 p.m.
Reid will instruct participants on how to reduce liability; provide strategies used to enforce appropriate written handbook policies; and outline new policy trends being used, such as social media and iPad communications. The Webinar is available for HRCI (or Human Resource Certification Institute) credits.
A resident of Canton, Reid focuses his practice in the area of employment law, working mainly with employers on a spectrum of issues including counseling and training human resources personnel. He also develops and improves employment policies and contracts, handbooks and employment agreements.
He received his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and his juris doctor, with honors, from Wayne State University Law School, where he was an associate editor of the Wayne Law Review.
To register for the webinar, visit www4.gotomeeting.com/register/571879271.
Business courts set to open in 17 counties
DETROIT (AP) — Business courts are scheduled to open next month in 17 Michigan counties.
Similar courts have been used in other states for decades, but they’re just getting ready to take off in Michigan. A law passed last year requires circuit courts with three or more judges to establish such courts.
Operated as part of the county judicial system, they’ll offer a new route for business cases involving more than $25,000 in damages. An aim is to ease the case load on civil and criminal courts, accelerate the litigation process, and make rulings more accessible.
The Michigan Supreme Court says counties with business courts are expected to be Bay, Berrien, Calhoun, Genesee, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, Macomb, Monroe, Muskegon, Oakland, Ottawa, Saginaw, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne.
Holiday Hours
The Third Circuit Court Civil, Criminal and Family Divisions will be closed on Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
The 36th District Court will be closed, except for felony arraignments, on Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
The U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan will be closed Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
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