In late December, 2018, the Michigan Legislature passed the Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA), after a similar ballot proposal on the same issue was approved for the November, 2018 election.  There has been considerable confusion among trucking industry employers about how the PMLA affects them.  Here are some key points […]

On April 3, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) informed a U.S. District Court that it will need to extend the employee compensation data reporting on the EEO-1 from May 31, 2019 to September 30, 2019.  The EEOC requires employers with more than 100 employees to report the number […]

Dean & Fulkerson’s own Karen Ludden and Eric Wagman won a premises liability case in the Michigan Court of Appeals, which affirmed dismissal of plaintiff’s claim against an apartment complex when she slipped and fell.  The Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in dismissing the […]

Private employers with more than 100 employees must annually file a report with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) known as the EEO-1. The window for filing the EEO-1 opens on March 18, 2019 and will close on May 31, 2019. The EEO-1 has historically required company disclosure of […]

Karen Ludden, Chair of Dean & Fulkerson’s Insurance Coverage and Defense Practice Group was successful in acquiring summary judgment in favor of Acuity Insurance, finding no duty to defend or indemnify its insured, an opiate supplier in the National Prescription Opiate (NPO) Multi-District Litigation (MDL), in that litigation. Over $100 […]

Michigan’s outgoing governor last month signed into law the Paid Medical Leave Act. The new law, which will go into effect on March 21, 2019, requires employers with 50 or more individuals to grant paid medical leave to eligible employees. The term “eligible employee” does not include employees classified as […]

Congratulations to Sarah J. Brutman who has been voted in as a Partner/Shareholder at Dean & Fulkerson. As a member of the firm’s Insurance Coverage and Defense Group, she concentrates her practice on representing insurance carriers in complex first and third-party coverage matters. Sarah also represents commercial insureds in general […]

In almost every contract for lawn care or snow removal services, there is a provision requiring the service provider to name the owner of the property as an additional insured, and to defend and indemnify the owner for any personal injury or property damage caused by those services. So, what […]

“Fore!” is shouted after a swing, but perhaps “look out!” should be instead. Every year, hundreds of personal and property damages arise in golf courses across the nations, as golf balls and clubs fly this time of year. When liability is generated depends on the specifics of each state’s law. […]

Spring is the time when commercial vehicles are often rotated into or out of service. Combine that with an uptick in business, and commercial carriers often forgot or postpone calling their agents or insurance carriers to add vehicles back on to their commercial policy immediately.  Sometimes the delay is simply […]