Daily Briefs

Bodman to host Sunrise Series on FLSA overtime rules


Bodman will host a series of presentations on new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations establishing minimum salary levels for maintaining exempt status which take effect on Dec. 1.

Under the new regulations, employers must decide who will remain a salaried exempt employee and who must be changed to an hourly status employee eligible for overtime. The stakes are high: Labor costs can rise, and the loss of salaried status can be a sensitive subject for current exempt employees. Employers also risk lawsuits alleging failure to pay overtime.

Interested parties are invited to join members of Bodman’s Workplace Law Group for a practical and expedient discussion that will cover the highlights of the new FLSA regulations and address the tasks that need to be completed before Dec. 1 to ensure that each business is in compliance. Attendees will receive a summary and a checklist to aid in the completion of compliance work.

To attend, RSVP to bodmanevents@bodmanlaw.com with names of all registrants, full contact information, and date/location selection by Tuesday, Nov. 8. There is no charge to attend, but advance registration is required.
Presentations will take place on the following dates:

• Thursday, Nov. 10, 8-9 a.m. at Bodman Ann Arbor office, 201 S. Division St., Suite 400

• Tuesday, Nov. 15, 8-9 a.m. at Bodman Detroit office, St. Antoine St., 6th floor at Ford Field

• Thursday, Nov. 17, 8-9 a.m. at Bodman Troy office, 201 W. Big Beaver Road.
 

 

WMU-Cooley Law School holds open house for prospective students
 

The Auburn Hills campus of WMU-Cooley Law School will host an open house for prospective students and their guests on Nov. 10, beginning at 9:15 a.m. The open house will include a discussion with staff and students, information about academic programs and scholarships, and campus tours.

“This open house will allow anyone interested in a career in law to have an opportunity to learn about the education process involved,” said Joan Vestrand, associate dean at WMU-Cooley’s Auburn Hills campus. “This will be a very casual introduction into learning how a law degree can help individuals achieve personal and professional goals.”

The campus is located at 2630 Featherstone Rd. in Auburn Hills.

More information about the open house, including sign up information, is available at wmich.edu/law.

 

New lawyer admission ceremony set for Nov. 9
 

The Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association/ Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan new lawyer admission ceremony will take place Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 12:30 p.m. (check-in begins at noon) at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center 13th Floor Auditorium in Detroit.  All new attorneys who plan to take the oath at this ceremony must register online at www.detroitlawyer.org.  For additional information, contact Detroit Bar Executive Director Darlene Trudell at dtrudell@ detroitlawyer.org or 313-961-6120, ext. 201.

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