House Bill 4998 has made some movement, which would create an Entrepreneur in Residence Program to assist entrepreneurs and small business owners. The entrepreneur-in-residence project’s goals would include the following: a) improving outreach by State government to the private sector, b) strengthening coordination and interaction between State government and the private sector on issues relevantContinue reading “Michigan Business Law Update: Entrepreneur in Residence Program to Assist Small Business”
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Churches and Real Estate Law: Leaving a Denomination can be Expensive.
About a year ago I wrote a post about Messy Legal Issues Involving Church Property – you can see it here My article was really a comment on the unique manner in which Michigan law views real estate disputes when churches decide to leave a denomination. – in a nutshell, Michigan law looks at how the churchContinue reading “Churches and Real Estate Law: Leaving a Denomination can be Expensive.”
Businesses: Consequences To Mislabeling Independent Contractors – Court of Appeals Rules Against FedEx – Could Cost Millions.
Businesses: misclassifying your workers as independent contractors v.s employees (“IC” vs “EE”) could cost you serious money. As reported by the ABAJournal, The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, provided a victory for FedEx Truck Drivers classified, by their employer FedEx, as “independent contractors” – reversing “a finding in multidistrict litigation in Indiana and held that nearlyContinue reading “Businesses: Consequences To Mislabeling Independent Contractors – Court of Appeals Rules Against FedEx – Could Cost Millions.”
Business Owners: News Headline Illustrates the Potential Legal Consequences of Business Break-Ups
The American Bar Association Journal reported a bit of legal news today- a Defunct Law Firm was Ordered to Pay Subleases for a Manhattan Office Building, see the article here Business owners – you know why you create a business entity – a corporation, or a limited liability company – to limit your personal liability fromContinue reading “Business Owners: News Headline Illustrates the Potential Legal Consequences of Business Break-Ups”
Lessons for Business Owners from Recent DOJ Suit: Grand Rapids Landlords to Pay $550,000 and Terminate Manager’s Responsibilities
The U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release yesterday afternoon regarding a Settlement reached with a Grand Rapids Real Estate Owner concerning actions of its Property Manager. You can see the Press release here According to the press release, “the owners of the Alger Meadows Apartments in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have agreed toContinue reading “Lessons for Business Owners from Recent DOJ Suit: Grand Rapids Landlords to Pay $550,000 and Terminate Manager’s Responsibilities”
Estate Dispute Caused by “E-Z Legal Form” – Another Illustration of the Need For Sound Legal Counsel in any Legal Transaction.
I wrote a previous post about the Problem with Universal Legal Forms The ABA Journal reports another example making headlines, that highlights my point. In the article a Florida woman, Mrs. Aldrich, used an E-Z legal Will form that she filled out herself; after she passed away it became apparent that the Will did not haveContinue reading “Estate Dispute Caused by “E-Z Legal Form” – Another Illustration of the Need For Sound Legal Counsel in any Legal Transaction.”
Businesses: Check Out My Guest Blog Article About the Legal Role of Your Board of Directors
Yesterday I published a guest blog article with GRAPE where I address the role of a board of directors/board of managers in a business. You can see that article here I met with a client very recently that illustrated another important, and related, point: It is important to have good people serving on a board of directorsContinue reading “Businesses: Check Out My Guest Blog Article About the Legal Role of Your Board of Directors”
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