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An assignment is the transfer of a right or benefit from one party to another party. Assignments can occur in contract or real estate contexts. A contract assignment refers to a situation where one party to a contract transfers his/her rights or benefits under the contract to a third party. In a real estate assignment, an interest holder transfers his/her interest in a particular parcel to another party. less -

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Uniform Law Commission Approves Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act

White and Williams LLP on 7/25/2025

At its recently concluded annual meeting, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) voted final approval of the Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act (“Act”). Set forth below is a short discussion of “ABCs” as they...more

Hotel Revenues Are "Rents" Under New Michigan Law

Miller Canfield on 7/6/2022

On June 24, 2022, Michigan passed the Michigan Uniform Assignment of Rents Act (MUARA). When it did, Michigan became the first state with a Uniform Assignment of Rents Act that expands the definition of "rents" to include...more

Indiana Employment Law Update: 5 Changes to Laws You Should Know

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/27/2015

A number of significant changes to Indiana employment law took effect on July 1, 2015. These changes affected employer’s obligations in areas such as hiring, wages, discrimination, and termination. If employers have not...more

New California Law Impacting Change in Control of Grocery Stores

McGuireWoods LLP on 8/21/2015

The new law, Assembly Bill 359, will require that, upon a “change in control” of a “grocery establishment,” the seller must prepare a list of “specified eligible grocery workers” for a successor grocery employer, which would...more

Oregon Enacts Significant Amendment to Environmental Clean-Up Insurance Statute

K&L Gates LLP on 6/26/2013

On June 10, 2013, Governor John Kitzhaber of Oregon signed into law a significant amendment to the Oregon Environmental Cleanup Assistance Act, ORS 465.475 et seq. (the “OECAA Amendment”)....more

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