As the injunction applies only to the NCAA and multi-conference agreements, individual conferences and schools remain free to impose more rigorous restrictions on educational benefits, if they desire. It is likely that additional litigation concerning student-athletes' rights to educational, and other, benefits will continue.
Employers still have a general duty under the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act to provide a workplace that is free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to the employee. MIOSHA has indicated that while there are no longer specific workplace requirements, workplaces are strongly encouraged to follow the available CDC and OSHA recommendations to mitigate workplace hazards related to COVID-19.
Employers should start now to determine which employees were onboarded after March 20, 2020, using remote verification, which employees have returned to the physical worksite on a regular, consistent, or predictable basis, as well as those employees with reverification requirements, in order to ensure the Form I-9 is properly completed.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued a Recission of Emergency Orders. While there are no longer any state-wide restrictions and requirements as to gatherings and face coverings, Michigan employers are still required to comply with MIOSHA Emergency Rules to control, prevent, and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.
The DOE's announcement does not change the process of reporting or investigating individual cases of discrimination. And it remains unclear to what extent this pronouncement will have on legislative attempts within various states requiring athletes to compete in school sports according to their sex at birth.
The Michigan Court of Appeals, in Soaring Pine Capital vs Park Street Group, held that a 5% commitment fee should be considered interest under the facts of that loan transaction.
Moore, an associate in Miller Canfield's Employment and Labor Group, has been selected to participate in the intensive nine-month community leadership development resource that brings together a diverse group of current and emerging leaders.
With the updated guidance, OSHA states that "most employers no longer need to take steps to protect their fully vaccinated workers who are not otherwise at-risk from COVID-19 exposure" unless otherwise required by federal, state, and local laws and directives.
The Biden Administration formally announced that combating corruption is a core United States national security interest in a memorandum that declares that the administration “will lead efforts to promote good governance; bring transparency to the United States and global financial systems; prevent and combat corruption at home and abroad, and make it increasingly difficult for corrupt actors to shield their activities.”
