In the ever-increasing race to protect against contract risk brought on as a result of the pandemic, some obvious contract clauses are negotiated while others are left untouched. Some of those untouched clauses can wreak havoc on contract risk. In addition, early efforts to negotiate contracts...
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Wading Through the Waves of Restrictions for Recalling Employees
Many employers are wondering when they can start calling remote employees back to work, what additional precautions need to be taken, if they have a right to require vaccinations, and what the risks are for going back to in-person work.
Remote Workers and Compensation Structures based on Location
Learn more about the strategies of setting up remote worker compensation structures based on their geographic location.
UPDATE: Michigan Legislature “Punts” on Making Changes to Marketable Record Title Act Amendment by Extending the Effective Date to 2024
The Michigan legislature recently amended the Michigan Marketable Record Title Act via HB5611 to delay the time period for property owners and associations to record notices to preserve interests and use restrictions until March 29, 2024 – an extension of three years. HB5611 was signed by Governor...
Don’t Lose Your Lien Rights When You Return To Do Warranty Work
The Kent County Circuit Court recently held that a contractor that returned to a project to perform repairs lost its lien rights because warranty work does not extend the 90-day timeframe in which a contractor must record its lien. The case provided yet another example of a contractor who thought...
Moving Your Case Forward with Arbitration and Special Masters
Whoever coined the phrase “justice delayed is justice denied” was certainly not contemplating a global pandemic. And yet, that is precisely what litigants in most state and federal courts are currently facing. In some circuits, even civil bench trials will not begin again until 2023.
Revisions in the Occupational Code a Welcome Change for Commercial Contractors
Michigan courts have been wrestling with the boundaries of the Occupational Code and statutory requirements relating to residential builder’s licenses, mixed-use housing projects, and commercial construction
Paycheck Protection Program Round 2
On Monday, December 21, 2020, the House and Senate passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 which provides for additional Covid-19 relief. The President signed the Act late Sunday, December 27, 2020. Among other relief, the Act provides for a new source of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)...
Now is NOT the Time to Ease Up on COVID-19 Safety and Health Workplace Precautions
Many Michigan businesses are up and running again after the shutdown, although now operating at a new norm. The active Executive Orders relating to COVID-19 contain safety and health workplace guidelines businesses are required to follow if open. Yesterday, the Michigan Occupational Safety and...
UPDATE: Michigan Marketable Record Title Act Amendment Deadline to Preserve Interest and Restrictions Looms as Unanswered Questions Remain
On December 28, 2018, the Michigan legislature passed Senate Bill 671 (“Bill”) which amends the Marketable Record Title Act (“MRTA”). The Bill took effect on March 29, 2019. The “Amendment” to the MRTA provides for a 2-year grace period (until March 29, 2021) for recording a notice to preserve...