On January 1, 2023, Michigan’s minimum wage will increase as follows: Hourly employees will increase from $9.87 to $10.10 per hour; Minors aged 16 to 17 years of age, who receive 85% of the minimum wage, will now receive $8.59 per hour; Tipped employees will…
Last month in Lansing, youth sports official Gerald Allen Sutter was arraigned on charges of first and third degree criminal sexual assault involving a minor male victim. The victim was 16 years old at the time of the abuse, which occurred between 2019 and 2021…
Marijuana growers in Michigan, Oregon, and Colorado have been calling for regulators and legislators to place a moratorium on the licensing of new grow facilities due to an overproduction of cannabis and a decrease in prices on the wholesale market. Oregon, who has 2,855 total…
On Friday, President Biden signed a bill that will eliminate the statute of limitations for those who have been sexually abused as minors to file civil claims. What is a statute of limitations? A statute of limitations refers to the amount of time a claimant…
School is back in session across the country. Along with the books and quizzes, many students are suiting up for fall sports. In most places, these include football, cross country, golf, soccer, and several other sports. While each sport has its own specific hazards, observing…
The Michigan State Police has made the decision to halt marijuana blood testing due to flaws in their method of testing. Last week, the MSP Forensic Science Division discovered a discrepancy in which the presence of CBD in a blood sample may have led to…
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that sexual orientation is a protected class under the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act (“Elliot-Larsen”). This decision means that members of the LGBTQ+ community cannot be discriminated against in housing, employment, and other facets of life due to their sexual…
A large portion of the State of Texas was under a Winter Storm Warning for possible ice and snow in late January 2023, and people began to contemplate another round of winter weather and hazardous driving. When you think of extreme winter weather, Texas probably…
A Fresno weekend collision left five cars damaged and sent six victims to the hospital. The California Highway Patrol responded to the scene along State Route 41 in southern Fresno on Saturday afternoon around 1 p.m. KSEE-TV reported on the accident in the southbound lanes…
It is a sad but basic fact of life that motor vehicle accidents take place in Virginia and throughout the United States every single day. Virginia car accidents happen for lots of reasons, from mechanical failures to driver negligence, poor roadway design to unsafe driving…
