1. A corporation is hereby empowered to participate in an administrative proceeding through an employee designated by the corporation to act on behalf of the corporation, whether or not such employee is an attorney, provided such action is authorized by rules or regulations of the administrative agency. Unless an attorney licensed in this state, such an employee may not file a brief, make other legal argument, offer legal advice, or cross-examine witnesses at the hearing.
2. The provisions of this act * shall be severable pursuant to section 1.140.