By Randolph M. Wright With entrepreneurs facing difficulties raising enough funding for their startups, crowdfunding has become increasingly popular. Crowdfunding involves using social networking and a strong product campaign to gather support from the general public...
By John Schrot, Jr. A client recently advised me that her daughter became engaged and the couple plan to marry in the near future. As the intended couple have only known each other briefly, she further related her belief that the couple should in the interim...
On October 31, 2017, the City of Detroit (the “City”) passed amendments to Chapter 9 of the 1984 Detroit City Code, which governs the maintenance of rental properties in the City (the “Rental Ordinance”). By these amendments (the “Amendments”), the City hopes to...
Many low and medium income individuals and small business owners involved in a legal dispute are left with the choice of suffering without access to justice or attempting to represent themselves. As the number of self-represented litigants in Michigan continues to...
In somewhat of a surprising development, Congress passed and President Trump has signed the first significant overhaul of the tax code since 1986. Prior to that, there was a lot of tinkering around the edges, including some fairly substantial tax cuts under the most...
By Randolph T. Barker, Esq. The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay and recordkeeping standards for covered employees who are not otherwise exempt from its requirements. Under the FLSA, an employee is exempt from entitlement to...
