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The signing of Senate Bill 1171, now Public Act 368, will slow the gradual income of Michigan’s minimum wage from $9.45 in 2019 to $12.05 by 2030. The Michigan One Fair proposal called for raising the wage to $12 by 2022.

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved the most substantial changes in a generation to the tough-on-crime prison and sentencing laws that ballooned the federal prison population and created a criminal justice system that many conservatives and liberals view as costly...

Michigan’s new Economic Development Incentive Evaluation Act will require the state Department of Technology, Management and Budget to hire a contractor to periodically evaluate business development and tax incentives. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expecting to evaluate...

A long-sought measure by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration will let suburban employers voluntarily register to withhold Detroit’s city income tax for employees who live in the city.  With more than half of Detroiters reverse-commuting to the suburbs each...

Michigan’s marijuana industry is in full swing after voters legalized cannabis for recreational purposes. Now the Legislature has created the legal framework for marijuana’s – hemp – to be industrialized. This legislation signed by Snyder will create an industrial...

Federal law prohibits a federal employer from taking adverse personnel action against a federal employee who reports, or is about to report, discrimination or harassment.  A personnel action means: (i) an appointment; (ii) a promotion; (iii) an action under...

In order to prevail on a trademark infringement and unfair competition claims, the plaintiff must establish that defendant’s trademark creates a “likelihood of confusion” regarding the origin on the goods or services offered by the plaintiff and the defendant.  ...

If a debtor made a payment to you within 90 days of their filing for bankruptcy, the payment may be deemed a “Preferential Transfer” and you may be liable for paying the money back to the trustee of the debtor’s estate.   Have you received a Preferential...

Promissory Estoppel was developed to protect the ability of individuals to trust promises in circumstances where trust is essential. In essence, promissory estoppel can be thought of as an “invisible handshake.” State Bank of Standish v Curry, 442 Mich 76,...

Nila Jean Oxender (“Decedent”) died by drowning in her hot tub at her Tucson, Arizona, condo on November 23, 2016.  In the related Washtenaw County Probate Court proceedings, entitled In re Nila Jean Oxender, Case No. 2017-000,428-DE, William G....

In most attorney-client relationships, it is easy to identify the client.  For attorneys who practice estate planning, probate law or probate litigation, among other related areas, the answer is somewhat less clear.  Namely, is the client the fiduciary (i.e....

When a plaintiff is deciding whether to bring a sexual discrimination, sexual harassment and/or hostile work environment claim, the plaintiff must be careful to understand what types of discrimination constitute sexual discrimination prohibited by Title VII of the...