One of the biggest concerns that parents have when leaving substantial assets to the next generation is that if a child knows or expects that they will receive those assets in the future, it may stifle the child’s ambition to…
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/ Finance & Banking, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that it will not enforce any penalties or fines associated with beneficial ownership information reports (BOI Reports) under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
Details regarding this year’s H-1B lottery, changes to visa processing at U.S. Consulates, and information about documentation requirements for foreign nationals are included in this month’s edition of Immigration Insider…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On February 21, 2025, the Michigan Legislature passed, and Governor Whitmer subsequently signed into law, an amendment to the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA). The new law significantly modifies administrative and financial…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Question: Early in every calendar year our accounts receivable tend to build up due to patients having to pay out of pocket before annual deductibles and co-pays reach their maximums. This typically results in a corresponding…
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/ Consumer Protection, Health
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has stayed the last remaining nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in Smith v. U.S. Department of the Treasury…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
Medical practices across the United States are grappling with new compliance obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This article addresses the CTA’s applicability to medical practices, its current legal status,…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Health
Effective February 21, 2025, all Michigan employers will be required to provide employees with paid sick time under the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA).
The ESTA replaces the current rules under the Michigan Paid Medical Leave Act…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
While the United States Supreme Court recently lifted one nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Incorporated et al. v. McHenry (formerly Garland),…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Finance & Banking
Temporary Protected Status (TPS), enacted in 1990, is available to nationals of designated countries who are already present in the United States, but unable to safely return to their home country…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Question: I have had several colleagues describe their experience with dental plan audits. All of them have had to pay something back. Sometimes they say this is due to a service being deemed a “noncovered service.” Other times…
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/ Health, Insurance, Professional Malpractice
A critical recommendation for foreign nationals in the United States that has gained vital importance in recent days is that they must carry documentation evidencing immigration status at all times…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to stay the nationwide injunction that had previously banned enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its key…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Finance & Banking
You’re spending your day off on Luna Pier beach in Monroe County, Michigan. You’ll swim in the morning, get lunch at Gander’s Family Restaurant, and rent jet skis in the afternoon. That morning, however, you wake up and decide…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts
President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on imported goods immediately upon taking office on January 20, 2025.
Those tariffs could have an immediate impact on the U.S. supply chain for goods, as…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade
