Changing your relationship status with an estranged spouse on social media to “It’s Complicated” may be an option for spouses who no longer consider themselves a couple: but failing to legally change your relationship status could have larger implications when a party to the marriage dies without a will. Under Michigan law, when a married… [Continue Reading]
Employee Privacy and Monitoring Electronic Communications
Employer protection of proprietary information, trade secrets, and potential liability can often lead some employers to take steps to monitor the electronic communications of their employees. How an employer chooses to do this may sometimes run afoul of the law, and therefore, employers who want to monitor employee communications have to be careful about how… [Continue Reading]
Filing for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy After Divorce
Divorces can be expensive in many ways, and for some people, being stuck with all the marital debt or a large portion of it can mean that filing for bankruptcy is inevitable. Filing for bankruptcy after a divorce does not always mean that a person’s obligation to pay off all debt is cancelled. Depending on the steps… [Continue Reading]
Surface Rights vs. Mineral Rights in Michigan
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently gave the green light to an exploratory drilling project on the western edge of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the Upper Peninsula. The use permit allows Orvana Resources U.S. Corp., a subsidiary of Highland Copper, to drill in a one square mile area in search of copper.… [Continue Reading]
Top 10 Financial Scams in Michigan
Warning, you are at risk of being duped and the Michigan AttorneyGeneral’s office wants to let Michiganders know that debt collection and other credit and financial scams remain the top complaint to the AGs office. According to a statement released earlier this month from Attorney General Bill Schuette’s office, in 2016, the office received more… [Continue Reading]
Right to ‘Yelp’ Law Goes Into Effect Next Month
At the end of 2016, President Obama signed into law legislation intended to protect individuals who write unflattering online reviews of businesses, which has lovingly been referred to as the “Right to Yelp” law. In reality, the Consumer Review Fairness Act (“CRFA”) will help prevent businesses from punishing consumers who post negative reviews by prohibiting… [Continue Reading]
It’s “Quick-7” Check-Up Time: 7 Ways to Protect Your Financial Health
As news broke on Christmas Eve that a giant sinkhole had opened up in the city of Fraser, Michigan, the thinking of many homeowners affected by the disaster was likely that their insurance company would step in. Think again. Natural disasters and other catastrophic events are typically not top-of-mind when it comes to protecting your… [Continue Reading]
Michigan’s Marijuana Industry Girds for a Shake-Up
Laws enacted last fall to establish a framework for the state to legalize, regulate and tax a broader range of Michigan’s medical cannabis industry have begun to coalesce, with the legalization of retail dispensaries likely to garner the most attention. The legalization of dispensaries, which was established in a tripartite of bills passed by both… [Continue Reading]
Michigan Enacts First Law for Testing, Sale of Driverless Cars
Michigan, in a race with Silicon Valley for supremacy in autonomous autos, enacted legislation in December that it says is the first in the U.S. to establish comprehensive regulations for testing, use and the eventual sale of self-driving cars. Gov. Rick Snyder signed a package of bills into law defining how self-driving cars can be… [Continue Reading]
Notice to Employers: Michigan’s Minimum Wage Set to Increase Jan. 1
Businesses in Michigan that pay employees minimum wage should be prepared for the wage’s next round of increases, which are set to take effect Jan. 1, 2017 and increase 40 cents, from $8.50 to $8.90 an hour. This increase marks the third step of a gradual 25 percent increase in the minimum hourly wage rate… [Continue Reading]
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