Now You Know It Archives – Page 28 of 67

Immunizing Against COVID-19 Related Legal Exposure

October 20th, 2020

In the current environment, employers should be concerned not only about reducing workplace virus exposure risk, but also about minimizing their legal exposure from employees and individuals seeking to hold them liable for COVID-19 infections. The Mi… Read More

Staying Positive

October 13th, 2020

I recently attended an interesting webinar on the topic of trademark law in the world of the internet. I had the pleasure of learning about IP Enforcement Plans, the Communication Decency Act, the Stored Communications Act, and a host of other topics… Read More

Restricted Contributions Come with Strings Attached

October 6th, 2020

The effects of COVID-19 continue to be felt by all of us: in our lives, our families, our jobs, and our businesses. One business sector receiving little attention is non-profit organizations. While most non-profits have experienced sharp downturns in… Read More

It May Be Time for a Checkup

September 29th, 2020

There’s a lot of buzz lately about federal estate tax. Currently, we can each pass down $11,580,000 to the next generation free of estate tax. This tax exemption increases annually with inflation, but it will be cut by more than half at the end of… Read More

Coronavirus Testing and the ADA

September 22nd, 2020

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws. That includes the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which applies to private employers with 15 or more employees. Many states have a co… Read More

Remarry, Re-Plan

September 15th, 2020

While we read reports that the divorce rate has declined over the past couple of decades, it has actually doubled for couples over age 50. A few things to keep in mind regarding your estate plan upon a remarriage: Protecting both your new spouse and… Read More

Revised Michigan Sick Leave Requirements

September 9th, 2020

Governor Whitmer recently enacted Executive Order No. 2020-172, which clarifies the requirements for granting COVID-19-related medical leave. This new EO rescinds Executive Order 2020-166, which required Michigan employers to grant mandatory leave wh… Read More

Workplace Safety Complaints on the Rise

September 1st, 2020

The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s general industry and construction industry enforcement divisions recently performed their first COVID-19 compliance inspections of Michigan employers and found a handful of “serious”… Read More

Substantial Change to Property Tax Foreclosures

August 25th, 2020

A few years ago, we helped a client who had lost a residential income property to tax foreclosure for failing to pay what began as less than $100 in property taxes (attributable to an inadvertent oversight). The house was ultimately sold by the count… Read More

Getting It Done

August 18th, 2020

Covid-19 has us all on edge. One way that I see this anxiety play out is in the increased number of calls we’re receiving from people interested in implementing or updating estate planning documents like wills, trusts and powers of attorney. One fr… Read More