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5 things every employer should know about the DOL's proposed new overtime rules

September 21, 2023

Anne Marie Welch On Aug. 30, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its much-anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) to update the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime exemptions. If finalized, the rule would raise the salary threshold ...

Preauthorization: A valid requirement or a barrier to care?

September 21, 2023

J.J. Conway Today’s healthcare preauthorization requirements seem more focused on delays in needed care or creating defenses to patient claims than on the assurance of quality healthcare treatments. In fact, concern over quality healthcare seems far ...

Humpty Dumpty to make modern day appearance on political stage

September 21, 2023

Samuel Damren In recent media appearances, attorneys for Donald Trump suggest that despite what Trump said in the days leading up to the January 6 insurrection, he had no criminal intent.   For example, when Trump asked the Georgia Secretary of State ...

Unwittingly, Ron offers us plenty of comic relief

September 21, 2023

By Berl Falbaum We are going to examine some remarks by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running for the Republican nomination for president and who is sounding more like Herschel Walker every day. You remember Walker?  He was a candidate for the Senate ...

Attorney General's criticism of the AGC was unwarranted

September 21, 2023

By  Alan Gershel The following comments are in response to the recent article in The Detroit Free Press, wherein Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel stated the Attorney Grievance Commission (AGC) has mishandled cases involving attorneys who are facing ...

PREMi ADR Spotlight: Virtual is reality - Zoom mediation is here to stay

September 21, 2023

By Joe Basta One of the few benefits of Covid may be discovery of virtual reality’s utility for dispute resolution. What was born of necessity has now become routine. Zoom appears to be the default for mediation. And now that we are post-pandemic, ...