Fraud Alert, Part II: Prevention
Fraud can potentially cost your business a lot of money and hurt your reputation in the marketplace. In last week’s blog we discussed some of the most common fraudulent activities: [...]
Fraud: Eating at the Bottom Line
Fraud. It can do more damage to your business’ bottom line than unexpected utility price increases and even hikes in health care costs. But while most business owners fret about [...]
Classic Employer Pitfalls
As an employer, you have so many balls to keep in the air. Under these circumstances, it is understandable that staying on top of employment law becomes subservient to just [...]
Compassion and the Law: Vagrancy, Homelessness and Property Owners
The recent visit of Pope Francis to New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. required a monumental effort by the cities’ leaders and rank and file in terms of preparation. Massive [...]
No More Swiping: Credit Cards 2.0
If you’ve traveled to Europe, you may be aware that European credit and debit cards are more technologically advanced than many American credit cards, even cards issued from the very [...]
Learning from Glen Campbell and Casey Kasem: Fractured Families
Sometimes, the stories of celebrities’ troubles illustrate the most tragic, heart-wrenching aspects of modern life. This is particularly true in the lives of two legendary men: radio star Casey Kasem [...]
US Treasury Announces Delay in Key FATCA Component
In 2010, Congress passed the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), but it did not become effective until July of 2014. Now, a key component of FATCA is being delayed, [...]
Changes to Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal
pharmacyThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued proposed regulations regarding the disposal of drugs which the Agency calls “pharmaceutical hazardous waste.” The EPA has concluded that the Resource Conservation and [...]
Social Media and the Workplace
Social media is a constantly changing landscape. Legislative bodies as well as state and federal courts are having to traverse this landscape, creating a patchwork of different laws as [...]
Handshake Felt Round the World: Global Business Etiquette
In honor of Labor Day, we thought we would take a trip around the world to review business customs and etiquette. What we take for “normal” corporate behavior is not [...]
Social Security Benefits for Same Sex Spouses
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced in a status conference in federal court that there will be new rules as a result of the United States Supreme Courts Obergefell decision [...]
Non-Compete Agreements: What You Need to Know
Non-compete agreements continue to be used frequently in Michigan. Michigan courts regularly enforce non-compete agreements, with certain exceptions. Why do non-compete agreements exist? To ensure that employees don’t become an [...]
Dawda attorneys included in Best Lawyers in America
Several attorneys of Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy & Sadler, PLC were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 22nd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Specific attorneys and [...]
Michigan Senate Bill May Change Solar Energy Rates
The Michigan Senate is reviewing changes that would likely increase the electric bills for producers of solar energy, changing the calculus of the state’s net energy metering (NEM) policy. The [...]
Driverless Cars and their Impact on Real Estate
Driverless cars seem to be here to stay. From Google cars to other automakers’ models, there are many test models and varieties. Although there have been a few fender benders, [...]
Litigation Mission Impossible: This Message will Self Destruct
Several new phone apps, including one underwritten by Dallas Mavericks’ owner, entrepreneur and Shark Tank regular Mark Cuban, are shaking up the world of litigation. Mark Cuban, after being charged [...]
Trying to Predict the Future of Real Estate
Like all economic predictions, there are no crystal balls; indeed, the future is always somewhat opaque, even in the case of real estate. But economists, business professionals and real estate [...]
Handling Pregnant Employees with “Kid Gloves”
Pregnant employees are often just like other employees: willing and able to be productive and happy to be employed now and in the future. Nevertheless, accommodating the needs of pregnant [...]
Employee vs. Contractor: the Uber Conundrum
The status of Uber drivers is shaking up definitions of employees versus contractors. If you haven’t hired a driver from Uber (or their biggest American competitor Lyft), you are likely [...]
Changes in Tax & Estate Law as a result of the Supreme Court Marriage Equality Decision
image from cnn.com Following the US Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, Same Sex Married Couples have new options and pitfalls when it relates to taxes and estate [...]
