Preparing an employment application used to be pretty standard stuff: name, address, education, employment history, criminal records, right? But that old form has undergone some serious scrutiny in recent years, and questions that used to be consider…
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Recently, a client contacted us about a piece of real estate he would like to sell. He has a qualified buyer, the ability to pay the balance of the mortgage, and is overall prepared and eager to get rid of the property. But a troublesome document is…
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I recently heard that the January snowfall total in our area of Michigan had surpassed the previous record. While I haven’t heard a similar report for the cold temperatures we’ve had, I’ve got to believe that this will turn out to be among the…
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Since 1995, the amount by which Michigan real property taxes can increase each year has been capped at the lesser of five percent or the rate of inflation. This cap on property taxes comes off, however, whenever there is a “transfer of ownership.â€â€¦
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Do you remember the awkward feeling explaining to a teacher why your homework was missing or an important assignment was incomplete? Do you still have dreams where you walk into math class only to realize it’s time for finals, but you haven’t bee…
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With extreme winter weather already forcing many Michigan employers to temporarily close their doors, a persistent issue is the question of whether (and to what extent) an employee must be paid during a weather-related work closure. The answer to thi…
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Did you make a New Year’s resolution? To exercise more? Devote more time to charitable causes? Spend less? While many of us set personal goals at the beginning of each year and vow to take action to improve ourselves, the vast majority of people fa…
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It’s time to ring in the New Year, where we often find ourselves looking forward to the next year, as well as back on where we’ve been. In fact, January’s namesake, Janus, is the Roman god of beginnings, whose two faces allowed him to look back…
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Do you remember reading about Delilah in Kathy Spray’s email blast a month ago? She was the abandoned pup that Kathy helped rescue just days before she was scheduled to be euthanized. Kathy’s efforts resulted in Delilah being taken in by a very l…
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