Question: Did the Federal Trade Commission cease litigating for its proposed ban on covenants not to compete? If we are going to continue to use them, what are some good pointers for drafting them?
Answer: This saga has…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Updates regarding the H-1B $100K Proclamation, additional restrictions on visa appointments and the end of automatic extensions for employment authorization documents are included in this month’s edition of Immigration…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Having frequently served as local Michigan counsel for out-of-state, national, and international clients and law firms, I believe effectively serving as local counsel boils down to three main points…
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/ Civil Procedure, Law Practice Products & Services
Question: I would like to hire a foreign national to work as a dentist in my practice. What is the process from a U.S. immigration perspective?
Answer: In order to work in the United States, a foreign national must have valid…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
If you are looking for a quick answer as to whether entering the H-1B visa lottery for your existing employees is worth it because of the new $100,000 fee imposed on new H-1Bs, the answer is generally a resounding YES.
However,…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Many typical commercial real estate leases contain clauses which allow the landlord to pass-through to the tenant all or a portion of the expenses associated with owning, operating, and maintaining the property, such as common…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Real Estate - Commercial
Question: My employment agreement terminated because neither I nor my employer remembered to renew the term after a year as the agreement required. Is that employment agreement still in force? If not, what happens now? Do I no…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
More than seven years have passed since Michigan legislation aimed at combating the state’s opioid crisis took effect.
Although subsequent guidance by state and federal agencies have provided some clarity regarding the laws,…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Professional Malpractice
On Friday, September 19, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation entitled “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers.”
The Proclamation, aimed at preventing alleged abuses in the H-1B program, requires an…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Whether you are a residential rental property owner or a tenant, odds are at some point you are going to encounter a rental inspection ordinance.
Following the housing market crash in 2008, rental inspection ordinances grew in…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Real Estate - Residential
Updates regarding the H-1B lottery, restrictions for visa appointment waivers and additional requirements for naturalization are included in the latest edition of the Immigration Insider.
No Additional H-1B Lottery for FY2026-…
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/ Immigration Law
Question: I am selling my practice and plan to become employed by the buyer for a year following the closing. I expect that I will have to agree to a covenant not to compete.
This article originally appeared in the August…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Labor & Employment Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice issued an internal memorandum on Civil Division enforcement priorities that included denaturalization as a top 5 priority.
The priorities laid out in the DOJ internal memorandum…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law on July 4, 2025. As part of the OBBBA, Congress has recharged and permanently extended the tax benefits offered by the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ)…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation
Tariffs to the left of me, uncertainty to the right. To paraphrase the 1970’s rock song, an owner of a distressed business must feel stuck in the middle in a world of shifting governmental policies and an ever-changing economic…
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/ Bankruptcy, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking
