A few months ago, Julie Cotant wrote an excellent piece announcing Michigan’s abolition of dower, an ancient principle that gives a widow the right to use her late husband’s lands for the remainder of her life. The new law, which brings Michigan…
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“The practice of democracy is not passed down through the gene pool. It must be taught and learned anew by each generation of citizens.” Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Due to funding decreases and other priorities, students in America are graduati…
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It is commonly known that the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) requires covered employers to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to eligible employees. What may not be as well-known are the FMLA’s technical requirements, which…
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At its annual dinner on Friday, March 10, the Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce presented its Circle of Excellence Award to Farmington Hills-based law firm Wright Beamer. The award recognizes “accomplishments far exceeding business and co…
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My kids’ passports have expired. I didn’t realize until I went to make travel plans recently that their passports were only valid for five years (rather than the standard ten) because they were under age 16 when the passports were issued. I also…
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I want to know if your adult children are productive citizens or drains on your bank account. Are they employed or underemployed? Are they shrewd investors or spendthrifts? Are all of your kids similar, or do their financial situations and personalit…
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Information travels faster than ever and can often be accessed with a few simple computer keystrokes. What’s more, once information is disseminated online, it may be impossible to “put the genie back in the bottle.” Proactive steps to protect a…
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My husband, Tim, and I regularly head up north to visit my family. We usually bivouac at one of my brother’s homes, but that’s not possible when the whole clan is in town. On those grand occasions, several of us will rent a house together, which…
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The IRS is reporting a significant uptick in executive-level email attacks that result in W-2s being released to scam artists. The attack begins with a fake email from one of the organization’s top executives being sent to someone in human resource…
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Please join Wright Beamer and our fellow sponsors at the GFACC’s 2017 State of the Cities at the Costick Center, 28600 West 11 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, on February 15, 2017.
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