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• Will Michigan Bridge the Pay Ga-p?

  October 8, 2019

  In 2018, six states enacted new laws designed to close the gender gap.  Earlier this year, the House reintroduced the Paycheck Fairness Act and Governor Gretchen Whitmer removed salary information from all state agency employment applications.  With these legislative initiatives, a record number of women serving in Congress, and the momentum for women’s rights created […]

• DOL Announces Rule Increasing Minimum Salary Level

  September 25, 2019

  On September 24, 2019, the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule updating the minimum salary level required to be paid to employees classified as executive, administrative or professional employees. The rule updates the salary level of $23,660 that had been in effect since 2004 to a new level of $35,568 per year […]

• Rhoades Named Fellow of Michigan State Bar Foundation

  September 18, 2019

  Rhoades McKee is pleased to announce that Mary Jane Rhoades has been named a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation. The Foundation extends fellowship status to lawyers who demonstrate outstanding legal ability and devotion to the community.  Membership is by invitation only and limited each year to a select number of attorneys.  Fellows support […]

• Nine Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers®

  September 9, 2019

  Rhoades McKee attorneys are honored in the annual publication of Michigan Super Lawyers®. According to the website, Super Lawyers® is a rating service that recognizes outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. This selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. […]

• Suanne Watt Stay Selected as One of Only Three Grand Rapids Lawyers Recognized as Michigan’s “Women in the Law”

  September 5, 2019

  Rhoades McKee is proud to announce that Suanne Watt Stay was honored on September 5, 2019 at the annual luncheon celebrating Michigan Lawyers Weekly “Women in the Law.” Each year, Michigan Lawyers Weekly hosts the annual event to recognize the top female attorneys who practice in Michigan.  Honorees are selected for inclusion based on their […]

• Renew Your Michigan Hemp Registration or License

  August 21, 2019

  In Michigan, industrial hemp and products manufactured therefrom are regulated by the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (“MDARD”). Earlier this year, MDARD issued licenses permitting the manufacture, processing, and sale of hemp-based products on a temporary basis as the Department developed the “state industrial hemp plan” (the “IHP Plan”) required by last year’s […]

• Twenty-One Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers® 2019

  August 18, 2019

  Rhoades McKee congratulates the firm’s twenty-one attorneys recognized in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers of America®.  In addition, Best Lawyers named Mark Fatum and Paul McCarthy as “Lawyers of the Year” in Grand Rapids for their practice areas.  According to the website, a “Lawyer of the Year” receives the highest overall peer-feedback for a […]

• Legal Documents Every College Student Should Have

  August 5, 2019

  As fall quickly approaches, my oldest child will soon be leaving for college.  We have begun the process of packing and I have learned that the typical college-bound student’s packing list will include “essential items” such as a mini fridge, laptop computer, cell phone, clothes, and shower shoes.  There is one other item that I, […]

• New Resource Available for Michigan Hemp Producers

  June 17, 2019

  A new resource is available to anyone interested in taking advantage of recent changes in the law regarding the growth, production and sale of hemp products in Michigan. On June 12, 2019, Michigan’s Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (“MDARD”) issued an electronic update publicizing the Michigan State University (“MSU”) Extension Bulletin E3402 entitled Industrial […]

• Michigan Court of Appeals Clarifies Next Friend Appointments

  June 6, 2019

  The Michigan Court of Appeals recently published an opinion addressing “whether a lawsuit, timely filed by or on behalf of a minor plaintiff, is defective and invalid until the trial court formally appoints a next friend for the minor.”  Estate of Olin v Mercy Health (Docket Nos: 341523; 342937).  The Michigan Court Rules require the […]