In the first two months of this year, the Covid virus rolled in like silently gathering storm clouds, subtle and menacing, but with no obvious effect on businesses. In March, however, its effect was sudden and severe; an unleashed hurricane that has relentlessly battered the service industry in particular. Shuttered […]

All employers, and their stalwart HR staffs, will be confronted with the uncertain task of quickly and efficiently bringing back on-line previously fine-tuned systems for the production of goods and services which have been forced over the past weeks into much-reduced activity. When the reboot is initiated, things will move quickly. It will come with its own package of issues, some of which may be as challenging as those faced in the weeks preceding it, if not more so. This is why it is advisable to look ahead and anticipate those things which are likely to become the stuff of FAQs for the reboot.

The entire state of Michigan, and over 90% of the US population, are under travel and activity restrictions which make it difficult to carry on ordinary business activities, or even conduct business, unless the business activity is deemed necessary for the critical infrastructure of the country, to preserve life health […]

The stock market began to feel the impact of the coronavirus (named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization) in earnest this week. No matter what line of business you are in, it is near impossible to go through a day and not hear about the coronavirus. Panic is mounting, the markets […]

Dean & Fulkerson is pleased to announce that Karen Libertiny Ludden as been selected for inclusion in the Crain’s Detroit Business 2019 Notable Women in Law List. Karen Libertiny Ludden’s profile for Notable Women in Law can be viewed here. Karen Libertiny Ludden is a shareholder and the Chair of […]

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, published final regulations increasing the minimum salary that must be paid to an employee for the employee to be exempt from the minimum wage and overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  Effective January […]

Dean & Fulkerson is pleased to announce that 2 of its shareholders have been selected for the 2019 Michigan Super Lawyers® list. Each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers® to receive this honor. Janet E. Lanyon: Employee Benefits James K. O’Brien: […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has instructed employers to continue using the current version of the Form I-9 beyond the form’s August 31, 2019, expiration date. USCIS will provide details about the new version of the I-9 as soon as they become available. The new version of the form […]

Dean & Fulkerson is proud to announce the inclusion of three of the firm’sshareholders in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. James M. Dworman: Commercial Litigation Janet E. Lanyon: Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor & Employment James K. O’Brien: Litigation – Environmental, Environmental Law For […]