Business Law Archives – Page 5 of 11

Big Deals Continue to Roll in 2016

March 8th, 2016

Crains Detroit Business recently reported that in 2015, Michigan companies were involved in at least 138 reported mergers or acquisitions worth $10,000,000 or more. Cumulatively, the deals exceeded $101.5 billion dollars. According to Crains, that ma… Read More

Businesses Becoming Popular Victims of Identity Theft

March 1st, 2016

The increasing number of incidents of individual tax refund fraud and identity theft has resulted in the IRS developing better detection procedures and addressing incidents of individual identity theft. However, the tax fraud epidemic has another sid… Read More

Michigan Workers Ring in the New Year with Higher Hourly Minimum Wages

January 5th, 2016

On January 1, 2016, the state hourly minimum wage increased by 35 cents, from $8.15 to $8.50 – the second scheduled increase under the 2014 Workforce Opportunity Wage Act, which repealed and replaced the Michigan Minimum Wage Law. Meanwhile, minimu… Read More

You’ve (Probably) Been Data-Breached

November 24th, 2015

Data breaches are now common events and reported regularly in the news, but managing risks associated with data breaches and the significant costs that result from data breaches have generally been the purview of larger companies, until recently. As… Read More

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A 21st Century Office: Utilizing Business and Productivity Apps

November 17th, 2015

While the pervasiveness of “smart phones” in the workplace continues to pose challenges for employers, these devices simultaneously present opportunities for businesses and their employees to expand their networking potential and harness valuable… Read More

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Are Your Contracts Harming Your Business?

November 3rd, 2015

In a perfect world, our customers buy our product or service and turn right around and pay us back for that product or service. And, most of the time, that is what happens. But when a customer’s business starts struggling, are you poised to recover… Read More

Follow the Money

October 6th, 2015

The Michigan Main Street Fairness Act, which went into effect October 1, 2015, was passed back in January with the intention of leveling the sales tax playing field between in-state retailers and out-of-state retailers with some affiliation to Michig… Read More

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EMV – Ready or Not, Here It Comes!

September 8th, 2015

EMV, which stands for EuroPay, Mastercard and Visa, will begin to be implemented this upcoming October 1, 2015. With it, the United States (one of the few remaining hold-outs still using magnetic stripe technology for its credit cards), will join the… Read More

Smack Talk or Protected Activity? Social Media Policies in the 21st Century Workplace

August 25th, 2015

If an associate attorney in our law firm tweets a message critical of our bonus practices, we can discipline her, right? Not necessarily. As social media continues to morph and multiply, so do the legal complexities for employers seeking to monitor a… Read More

Michigan’s New Garnishment Law Will Cut Employers Some Slack

August 11th, 2015

Writs (i.e., orders) of garnishment are a powerful legal weapon wielded by creditors in their efforts to collect on court judgments. At the same time, they present dangerous legal landmines for the unwary. There are two categories of garnishment writ… Read More