Following Executive Order 14179 from January 23, 2025 titled Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence, President Donald Trump’s administration has unveiled its awaited artificial intelligence (“AI”)…
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/ Government Contracting, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
The IRS has made it easier for retirement plan sponsors to fix common plan mistakes without going through a formal filing process. Under interim guidance in Notice 2023-43, sponsors can now correct a broader range of errors…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), below is a summary of notable changes to the tax code for businesses, as well as an outline of notable changes for individuals…
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/ Taxation
A hypothetical state law for-profit company, which may be a bank, credit union, insurance company, healthcare organization, or other entity (“Company”) intends to establish a charitable organization (“Foundation”) to carry out…
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/ Business Organizations, Nonprofit Law, Taxation
Introduction The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Act) establishes a new federal tax credit for individual donations to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs) serving U.S. elementary and secondary school students…
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/ Education Law, Nonprofit Law, Taxation
On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14173: Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunities (“EO 14173”). EO 14173 aims to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) and…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Contracting
As a property owner in Michigan, you may have questions about your responsibilities related to the public sidewalk that runs in front of your home or business. If someone is injured on that sidewalk, are you liable? The answer…
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/ Personal Injury, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential
President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law on July 4, 2025. The OBBBA will have broad and important consequences for many US taxpayers, including tax exempt organizations and educational institutions…
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/ Education Law, Nonprofit Law, Taxation
Equity incentive plans are a powerful tool for encouraging and rewarding a company’s employees and leadership, who may include prospective investors, through different kinds of equity interests and structures. Different…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law, Taxation
It is no surprise that generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) is changing the way companies all over the world operate. Some are embracing it with open arms and finding consistent opportunities to integrate AI into the…
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/ Business Organizations, Environmental Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Beware of a new scam targeting Michigan businesses and individuals. The scam uses fake mailings containing “Annual Statement Past Due” notices.
These notices arrive in plain white envelopes, bear no return address, and…
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/ Consumer Protection, Criminal Law
The United States Copyright Office (the “Office”) released the latest part in its Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence on January 29, 2025. Part 1, titled “Digital Replicas” was published on July 31, 2024 and…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
With summer right around the corner, teenagers will soon be out of school—and out looking for a place to work. If you’re planning on hiring teenagers during the summer months and beyond, be sure you’re familiar with the recent…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Michiganders 65 and older represent one of the state’s fastest growing age groups. Free fitness memberships for residents 60 and over to its 12 recreation centers is just one way Detroit is working to improve the quality of life…
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/ Health, Transportation, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The landscape of retirement plan eligibility is shifting, and plan sponsors need to prepare for key compliance changes affecting long-term part-time (“LTPT”) employees. These new rules, mandated by the SECURE Act of 2019 and…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
