In April the U.S. Department of Justice declared 2020 as the worst year ever for extortion-related cyberattacks. 2021 isn’t fairing much better, with the DOJ reporting a 102 percent increase in Randsomware attacks. These statistics, coupled with re…
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Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 technical assistance to answer employer questions about whether or not business owners may lawfully offer incentives for employees who take the COVID-19 vaccine and oth…
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has withdrawn its “Independent Contractor Rule,” which was set to go into effect on May 6, 2021. The rule was put in place to help employers determine worker status as an independent contractor or employee. Inde…
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In 2020 Americans sent 2.1 trillion text messages, according to CTIA, the wireless industry’s trade association. More business owners also utilize text messaging as a way to communicate with customers, vendors, and others. When faced with litigatio…
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School districts whose employees do not comply with state certification and credentialing requirements for teaching, counseling, or serving as a substitute teacher face lesser penalties due to a newer law. Last month, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed SB…
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A business partnership is much like a marriage: partners manage money, make joint decisions, and communicate about numerous daily issues. Most of the time both married and business partners believe the relationship is forever, but that’s not always…
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has provided recommendations on when an employer must record an employee’s negative COVID-19 vaccine reactions in its OSHA 300 log. What is the OSHA Form 300 Log? Employers use the OSHA Form…
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As a personal representative of an estate, you may be concerned about how to move forward. The following are tips for how to be a better personal representative of an estate. What does a personal representative do? A personal representative is a pers…
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed Michigan Senate Bill 16 into law, which reforms the Housing Law of Michigan to provide that transfer of rental property between two entities under common ownership or control is not a change of ownership unless t…
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Although it has been a few years since the 2018 passage of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, which decriminalizes the possession and use of marijuana by adults ages 21 and older in the state, Michigan employers may still have som…
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