Tim Tornga assisted author Julie Appleby with an article published in USA Today, Perk may bring pain to some company pockets, on Thursday, May 9, 2013. The article focused on employer health care plans, and how they could be discriminatory.

Richard M. Wilson, Jr. will be a speaker at the First Annual Joint Conference of Northern and Southern Michigan County Road Commissions on Thursday, September 5, 2013. The Conference will be held at Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne Falls, Michigan, and the Conference starts at 7:30 a.m. Richard will speak on road laws and his presentation begins at 2:30 p.m. Please contact the County Road Association of Michigan for more details on the Conference.

Jennifer A. Puplava will be a featured speaker at Trivalent Group’s 2013 Solutions Expo on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at Frederik Meijer Gardens. The Expo opens at 7:30 a.m., and Jennifer will speak at several times during the Expo on Big Insights vs. Big Challenges: Legal Risks and Issues Associated with the Collection, Analysis and Use of Big Data. For more information on the Trivalent Group 2013 Solutions Expo, please visit: expo.trivalentgroup.com.

Nathaniel R. Wolf will be the featured speaker at the Grand Rapids Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section Meeting on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at the University Club in Grand Rapids. The meeting starts at noon and Nate will speak on Immigration Reform and Its Impact on the American Workplace. For more information on the GRBA Labor & Employment Law Section Meeting, please contact the Grand Rapids Bar Association.

Following our earlier articles on Mandatory Coverage, we have had several questions about how/whether this applies in various common scenarios.