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Michigan’s new Paid Medical Leave Act will go into effect on March 29, 2019. The existing Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) only provides for unpaid leave. What does the new …
The New Michigan Paid Medical Leave Act Read MoreIn December 2018, recreational marijuana use and possession became legal under Michigan law (with certain limits). What does this mean for employers? Employers can still discipline, discharge, or refuse …
Legalized Marijuana in Michigan – What should Employers do? Read MoreThe Federal Arbitration Act mandates arbitration of actions where a valid arbitration provision is entered between the parties. The Federal Arbitration Act is limited by some exceptions, however. For example, …
The Supreme Court Holds Trial Courts Should Decide Whether Federal Arbitration Act Exclusions Apply Before Ordering Arbitration Read MoreDemorest Law Firm is a member of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms, an international network of smaller law firms. Stewart & Stewart is our affiliated firm in Washington, …
Stewart & Stewart: China Update – Four Big Issues Impacting U.S. China Relations and China’s Economic Future Read MorePersonal Jurisdiction, or in personam jurisdiction, refers to the power of a court to hear and determine a lawsuit involving a defendant by virtue of the defendant’s having some contact …
Foreign Company’s U.S. Sales Subject it to U.S. Jurisdiction Read MoreIRS News Release IR-2018-251: On December 14, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service issued the 2019 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for …
IRS Issues 2019 Optimal Standard Mileage Rates Read MoreThe United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit held in Innovation Ventures, LLC v Custom Nutrition Laboratories, LLC, Nos. 17-1734/1771/1911 (6th Cir. 2018), that a consent judgment signed …
Consent Judgments Do Not Necessarily Preclude Appeals Read MoreIn City of Detroit v City of Detroit Bd of Zoning Appeals et al., Docket No. 339018 (October 2018), a published Michigan Court of Appeals Opinion, the Court of Appeals …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds That Board of Zoning Appeals May Grant Hardship Variance Even Where Landowner Knew of Hardship When It Purchased Property Read MoreThe Michigan Court of Appeals recently reiterated in the unpublished opinion, Carol B Alberti v Sunbay Real Estate et. al., LC No. 1-00905-CH (October 30, 2018), that the main goal …
Michigan Court of Appeals Reiterates that Words are to be Construed According to Their Plain and Ordinary Meaning Unless Defined by Contract or Used in Technical Sense Read MoreOn November 15, 2018, managing member Mark Demorest gave a presentation on legal issues concerning job descriptions to a graduate class on industrial and organizational psychology at Wayne State University. …
Mark Demorest Gives Presentation to Wayne State University Graduate Students on Legal Issues Concerning Job Descriptions Read More