Who Ever Said a Will Needed to Be Signed?
It might seem axiomatic that the Last Will and Testament of a decedent must be signed and witnessed by at least two individuals, near in time to simultaneously when signed by the decedent.[1] Estate planning…
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February 1, 2017
Michigan had been the only remaining state in the country to recognize dower rights in a wife, but not reciprocal rights in her husband. At long last, on January 6, 2017, Governor Rick Snyder signed into law SB 558 and SB 560 abolish…
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On February 3, 2017, the Michigan Supreme Court granted Shelby Township’s application for leave to appeal the December 15, 2015 Court of Appeals judgment affirming the MERC decision in the matter of Shelby Township v Command Officers of Michigan, 2…
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a revised version of the Form I-9 (version dated 11/14/2016) which must be filled out for all new employees hired on or after 1/22/2017 and for reverification of current employees wh…
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On December 8, 2016, Governor Snyder signed Senate Bill 0597, the Qualified Dispositions in Trust Act, into law, which became Public Act 0330 of 2016. This Act validates the formation of asset protection trusts in Michigan and makes qualified contr…
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Yesterday the NLRB ruled that graduate students who work at private colleges and universities are statutory employees covered by the NLRB. The 3-1 decision reverses prior rulings, which had long held that graduate students were not covered. Contr…
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On July 15, 2016, Attorney Catherine Heitchue Reed will be leaving Keller Thoma to accept a position as Manager of Labor and Employee Relations for Tenet Healthcare’s Michigan Region. Catherine joined Keller Thoma in 2010 when she returned…
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On May 13, 2016, the Department of Justice and the Department of Education issued a “Dear Colleague” letter extending broad protections to transgender students under Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 (“Title IX”). According to…
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Lauri Read recently tried a case testing the definition of disability under Stokes v Chrysler Corp as codified in the Michigan Worker’s Disability Compensation Act 2011 amendments. The trial included fourteen medical and vocational depositions, ove…
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