Michigan’s small businesses are embracing artificial intelligence in ways that would have sounded far-fetched only a few years ago. A small manufacturer in Jackson uses an AI assistant to draft supply contracts. A real estate brokerage in Ann Arbor leans on generative...
Artificial intelligence(AI) is no longer science fiction for Michigan businesses—it’s become an operational reality. In boardrooms and courtrooms across the state, disputes now arise over data usage, algorithmic bias, deepfakes, trade secrets, and contract...
Deadlock between owners is one of those problems that seems abstract when you form the company but becomes very real, very quickly, when it happens. In Michigan, closely held corporations, LLCs, and partnerships are often built on personal relationships, family ties,...
Adding or removing an owner called a “member” in LLC speak does not have to turn into a soap opera. In Michigan, you can handle ownership changes smoothly if you take a methodical approach rooted in your operating agreement, the Michigan Limited Liability Company Act,...
An operating agreement does not feel urgent when you are riding the high of a new venture. The Articles of Organization get filed, the bank account opens, and the first contracts roll in. Everyone is on the same page until they are not. In Michigan, the Limited...
For decades, Michigan employers commonly tucked short lawsuit deadlines into job applications, onboarding acknowledgments, and employee handbooks. These clauses, often reducing the time to sue to six months, were treated by many courts as binding contractual terms...
Michigan has joined a growing number of states confronting one of the most disturbing uses of artificial intelligence: the non-consensual creation or spread of sexualized deepfakes. Beginning August 26, 2025, House Bills 4047 and 4048 take effect, creating clear civil...
Michigan’s commerce is increasingly digital, and the federal reporting regime for that commerce is catching up fast. For tax year 2025, third-party settlement organizations and marketplace platforms face a dramatically lower dollar trigger for Form 1099-K reporting:...
By tish.law — Minority Shareholder Rights and Remedies in Closely Held Corporations The central statute is MCL 450.1489, a provision of the Michigan Business Corporation Act specifically designed to curb “willfully unfair and oppressive” conduct in closely held...
If you run a business in Michigan or manage teams here, you have almost certainly wrestled with the same question: can you still rely on non-compete agreements to protect your customer relationships, confidential information, and hard-won competitive edge? The short...
