The National Labor Relations Board agreed last week to delay the effective date of its controversial new Employee Rights Notice Rule until April 30, 2012 (available at http://www.nlrb.gov/news/nlrb-postpones-effective-date-rights-posting-rule-april-30). The Rule requires that non-exempted employers post a notice of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act. Under the rule, most employers will be required to [...]
The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009 (or “CARD Act”) went into effect on Monday, February 22. The purpose of this Act was to prevent credit card companies from using predatory lending practices and excessive penalties for credit card customers.
The Michigan Legislature has passed a bill which bans smoking in almost all indoor public venues. This ban has been in the works for a long time; many other States have already enacted similar laws. Governor Granholm is expected to sign the bill into law, and it will go into effect on May 1, 2010. [...]
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 [...]
On May 19, 2009, the Michigan Legislature passed a package of three bills designed to give homeowners facing foreclosure a ninety-day window to meet with their lender and modify the terms of their mortgage. With the state facing one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation, lawmakers hope these new laws will ease the [...]
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