When you subscribe to your Employment Law Letter, you get a newsletter specifically designed for employers and HR professionals in your state. It's written by attorneys in your state who know the unique challenges and laws you must deal with every day.

Your subscription also includes a powerful package of HR and legal resources listed below at no additional cost.

• Online Archive: You can search for articles on any topic from your state, nearby states, or all 50 states.
• Policies: Our Sample Policy & Procedure Manual, including dozens of sample policies and explanations.
• Forms: Government forms and sample forms you can use in your HR practice.
• Your state's statutes and regulations on employment law.
• Federal statutes and regulations on employment and labor law.
• Survey results from our HRhero.com Surveys of HR professionals nationwide.
• Reports: Access to in-depth Mastering HR Reports.
• Employers Forum: the vibrant online community that answers your toughest questions. Exclusively for HR professionals and their counsel.

 Robert M. Vercruysse, listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Michigan Super Lawyers - Top 100, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, and Who's Who Legal USA - Management Labour and Employment, and a past Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, is nationally recognized as a leading counselor and litigator in all facets of employment, labor, civil rights, and ERISA litigation. His clients include manufacturing operations, newspapers, news organizations and television stations, distributors, financial institutions, hospitals, physician groups and institutions of higher education.

Mr. Vercruysse graduated from Michigan State University with high honors and received his J.D. (cum laude) from The University of Michigan Law School. He served as a law clerk in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and was an adjunct professor at The University of Michigan Law School. A regular contributor to legal and professional publications, he is likewise a frequent speaker and lecturer to various business, professional, and trade organizations.

Mr. Vercruysse is a member of the American Bar Association Labor Law Section's Equal Employment Opportunity Committee and has been a presenter at the Committee's annual and midwinter meetings. He is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and a charter member of the American Employment Law Council, of which membership of experienced labor and employment attorneys from across the nation is by invitation only.

Mr. Vercruysse is also a life member of the Sixth Judicial Conference, U.S. Court of Appeals, a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Michigan State Bar Foundation, a Trustee of the Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, on the Michigan Employment Relations Commission's Advisory Committee, on the EEOC Advisory Committee on ADR, and on the ABA/EEO Liaison Committee for Michigan. He also serves as an arbitrator, mediator, and facilitator.

Mr. Vercruysse is the President and a founder, director and shareholder of Vercruysse Murray & Calzone, P.C., which is located in the Detroit, Michigan, metropolitan area.

William E. Altman practices in the areas of labor, employment, and benefits litigation on behalf of private and public sector employers. He has extensive experience representing employers in cases involving anti-discrimination laws, whistle-blower and retaliation actions, ERISA actions, non-competition agreements, trade secrets, fiduciary duty actions, and class actions. Mr. Altman defends employers in state and federal courts and before state and federal agencies.

Mr. Altman also advises employers regarding their obligations under state and federal employment laws, including employment and separation agreements, employment policies, internal investigations, and compliance with state and federal anti-discrimination, wage and hour, and benefits laws.

Prior to joining Vercruysse Murray & Calzone, P.C., Mr. Altman served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert E. DeMascio of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Each month, the Michigan Employment Law Letter three-part subscription package delivers the practical, hands-on advice you need to manage your Michigan workforce safely and in compliance with Michigan and federal laws. That's because the newsletter's editors are Michigan attorneys who defend and counsel employers statewide.

Each issue also keeps you on top of U.S. Supreme Court and Michigan court decisions that affect your workforce, all reported with Michigan's local laws and policies in mind. You get all the information you need to stay in business — and out of the courtroom.

Your complete subscription package includes:

1. Michigan Employment Law Letter — 12 monthly issues mailed to you and also available online. Also includes periodic NewsAlerts by e-mail as needed.
   
2. Access to HRhero.com Subscribers-Only Area — You'll find a wealth of helpful information, available to subscribers only, at no additional cost:
   
   • Employment Law Letter articles from all 50 states plus D.C.;
   • Sample policies;
   • Your state's statutes and regulations affecting employers;
   • Federal statutes and regulations on employment and labor law;
   • Results from Surveys of HR professionals;
   • HR Executive Special Reports — more than 20 of our in-depth reports;
   • Hot Topics;
   • Employers Forum online commuity for HR professionals and counsel.
   
3. Mastering HR Reports — 60-page reports covering topics that are too complex to be fully covered in your monthly newsletter. You'll periodically receive a new Special Report via e-mail, and more than 20 are available online.

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