The Michigan Employment Relations Commission (“MERC”) released four relevant decisions in August.   In three cases, the MERC adopted the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) decision and dismissed the charging party’s claims in full.  In one case, the MERC adopted the ALJ’s decision finding the Employer engaged in violations of the PERA.  Summaries of these decisions are

The Court of Appeals, in a recent decision, significantly improved our ability to identify violations of the Headlee Amendment; which, among other things, prohibits the State from increasing the burdens it places on local units of government (including school districts) without corresponding increases in funding.  Taxpayers for Michigan Constitutional Government v State of Michigan, Case

Lusk Albertson, PLC, is pleased to announce that its founding member, Robert Lusk, has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America for his work in the areas of Education Law and Labor and Employment Law.

The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) can be difficult to navigate, as an employer recently learned in Dyer v Ventra Sandusky, LLC, Case No. 18-3802 (August 8, 2019).  The case involved an employee, Jerremy Dyer, who used intermittent FMLA leave for his migraines – resulting in his absence from work several days per month.  The employer

On August 8, 2019, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor released an opinion letter that may alleviate some stress from working parents who have children with Individualized Education Programs (“IEPs”).  The facts presented were straightforward: a mother of two children with qualifying serious health conditions under the Family and Medical

The Michigan Employment Relations Commission (“MERC”) released two decisions of note in July. Both cases were dismissed in full – one adopting the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) decision and the other overruling the ALJ’s order.  Summaries of these decisions are as follows: Birmingham Public Sch., Case No. C16 I-098.  Lusk Albertson is pleased to share

Local school districts may see a change in funding after the Michigan Court of Appeals released its recent decision in Taxpayers for Mich Constitutional Gov’t v Michigan, Case No. 33463, which may be accessed here.  There, the Plaintiffs alleged that Michigan violated Section 30 of the Headlee Amendment by using Proposal A funds to pay

The Michigan Employment Relations Commission (“MERC”) released three decisions of note in June – two of which adopted Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) decisions after the relevant parties failed to file exceptions.  Summaries of these decisions are as follows: Wayne State Univ, Case No. C17 H-073.  The Union filed an unfair labor practice charge alleging the University engaged