Archive for 'Natalie Najarian'

Michigan Leads the Way With a New Corporate Form – The L3C

As of January 2009, Michigan is one of the few states to offer a new form of business entity.  If your business is for profit, but its primary focus is to accomplish socially beneficial acts, you may want to organize as a low profit limited liability, or an L3C. The L3C is structured like any [...]

What You Need to Know About the Bullard Plawecki Employee Right to Know Act

Under the Bullard Plawecki Employee Right to Know Act, employees are entitled to review their personnel records, make copies of those records, and file written statements clarifying or protesting any documents contained in their file. An employer’s use and disclosure of employee records are regulated by this Act as well. The following are some of [...]

Working Minors Must Be Supervised by an Adult, Or Serious Penalties can be Assessed

School is out and many minors are looking for summer jobs.  Employers should be aware that special rules apply when employing a minor (any person less 18 years of age).  For example, a minor may not be employed unless the employer or another employee 18 years of age or older provides supervision.  Supervision means being [...]

The Ins & Outs of the Temporary COBRA Subsidy

On February 17, 2009, in an effort to ease the financial burden on so many Americans who have been recently laid off, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”). Under ARRA, employees “Involuntarily Terminated” from their employment (and other qualified beneficiaries) anytime from September 1, 2008 through December [...]