Michigan Employment Compliance

Many would-be Michigan employers opt for utilizing temporary employees through agencies or hiring independent contractors or consultants instead of growing their own workforce.  Even though this might be the easiest choice initially, employing workers directly in Michigan has benefits that should be considered, too.

Below is a summary of the benefits of hiring Michigan employees that is by no means all-inclusive.  It simply highlights a few issues that a company or sole proprietorship typically faces when making the decision whether to hire employees directly or to use contractors or temporary employees instead.  If your business has never hired an employee, it is

Michigan Independent Contractor Law

For the past several years, many Michigan companies have cut back on employment or using Independent Contractors to save on payroll, worker’s compensation, and other employee related expenses.   Michigan employment laws often make compliance easier with Independent Contractors, but not all Independent Contractor arrangements meet Michigan’s definition of an Independent Contractor (When they don’t, the state of Michigan and the IRS considers them employees and imposes all of the compliance and withholding obligations associated with having employees anyway).

Independent Contractor Factors in Michigan

Below are the factors that are considered in determining whether an Independent Contractor is

The Phone Call

Plaintiff’s personal injury litigator Gary Golddigger has been both feared and hated by the members of the bar in Muskegon, Michigan for nearly all of his in his 37 years of his career.  He collected nearly $1,000,000,000 from Muskegon businesses and non-profits during that time period, many times simply by wearing down the other side’s attorney or insurance company.  Lot’s of times he simply never returns phone calls to opposing counsel, his clients, or even the courts.

Gordy Goodguy is also a Muskegon lawyer, businessman, and philanthropist who has suffered as defense counsel and even

The Magical Mystical

Lady Bird Deed

Estate Recovery and loosening of the estate tax laws has created some upheaval in the form of real estate ownership.  This combined with other factors makes choosing how to properly title your real property even more of a significant factor in both long-term care and estate planning. Many people think that joint real estate ownership will solve those problems, but they may actually cause more problems.  With all the changes in the law, there is not a single strategy that works for all clients, however, so it is best to consult with an experienced Click here to continue reading