Most people take steps to maintain good health, including scheduling annual checkups with their doctors to confirm there are no immediate or long-term health concerns. This checkup could include a stress test, which lets you and…
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The Keeping Families Together initiative, implemented by the Biden administration on Aug. 19, 2024, allowed certain undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens to remain in the U.S. through "Parole in Place," granting…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a major decision issued on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas struck down a Department of Labor (DOL) rule that raised the minimum salary threshold required for executive,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the deadline for “reporting companies” to file their initial beneficial ownership information (BOI) report with FinCEN is just weeks away. If your company is considered a reporting…
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/ Finance & Banking, Taxation
As employers of foreign national talent prepare for the return of President-elect Donald Trump to the White House in 2025, understanding the key immigration takeaways from his first presidency is more important than ever. With…
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For several years now, Section 301 and 232 tariffs have impacted the cost of production, resulted in price increases, shifted global supply chains and increased domestic investments in manufacturing. With new potential tariffs…
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/ International Law & Trade
Many families are confident that they have made the necessary preparations to transition their wealth, businesses, foundation and family office to the next generation ... someday, when the time is right. We know that some…
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The Michigan Building Contract Fund Act, commonly known as the Michigan Builders Trust Fund Act (MBTFA), is well known to those in the construction industry. The provision requires that when a contractor is paid for a project,…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law
Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the deadline for “reporting companies” to file their initial beneficial ownership information (BOI) report with FinCEN is just weeks away. If you are responsible for a reporting…
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Immigration remains a central issue in the 2024 U.S. presidential race, and recent headlines have focused on communities of Haitian refugees in Ohio. What is often lost in the debate is that these Haitians, and thousands of…
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A conservator is an individual who manages the finances of an incapacitated individual, and a conservator cannot sell real estate owned by the incapacitated person without prior probate court approval. MCL 700.5423(3)…
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This week is National Estate Planning Awareness Week, which is designated by Congress to educate people about the importance of estate planning. Additionally, it serves as a nice annual reminder to review your estate planning to…
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/ Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Over the past two years, federal and state courts have issued a series of decisions with important implications for supply chain contracts. Most notably, the appellate courts in the AirBoss and Higuchi cases provided guidance…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Transportation
As of October 1, the International Longshoremen’s Association has indicated that about 45,000 of its members are on strike, which would affect ports along the Gulf coast and east coast of the United States. This accounts for…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade, Maritime Law
While a silent trust could solve issues for some settlors, this trust arrangement comes with some complexities that must be considered. Additionally, even with the best-laid plans, there is the potential for an inadvertent early…
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