Publications

• Rhoades McKee Welcomes James Enright

  October 27, 2025

  Rhoades McKee is pleased to announce that attorney James Enright has joined the law firm. James joins Rhoades McKee as a member of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Team. James represents businesses and individuals in disputes over natural resource development and use, in overcoming obstacles tied to development and use of contaminated property, and […]

• Michigan Extends Marketable Record Title Act Deadline: Key Clarifications for Property Owners

  September 29, 2025

  Michigan property owners, associations, and developers can breathe a sigh of relief. Yesterday, right up against the deadline, Gov. Whitmer signed HB 4524, which passed the Michigan legislature with bipartisan support earlier this week. The bill extends the critical September 29, 2025 deadline under the Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA) and makes several important clarifications […]

• Utilization Review: What Is It Good For?

  September 25, 2025

  As part of the new no-fault laws that went into effect in 2019, Michigan enacted utilization review. In short, utilization review is a process whereby the insurance company can evaluate, and challenge, the appropriateness of the treatment (therapy, attendant care, supplies, etc.) provided to the accident victim and thereby trigger an administrative process for the […]

• Michigan Supreme Court Reverses Course to Hold that “Adhesion” Employment Contracts Containing Shortened Limitations Periods Are Subject to Heightened Judicial Scrutiny

  August 4, 2025

  In Rayford v. American House Roseville I, LLC, the Michigan high court overruled two decades of precedent to “restore” the analytical framework in Camelot Excavating Co. Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 410 Mich. 118, 703 N.W.2d 275 (1981), and Herweyer v. Clark Hwy. Servs., Inc., 455 Mich. 14, 564 N.W.2d 857 […]

• Homebuilders, Rejoice (At Least For Now)! Michigan Pauses Implementation Of New Residential Construction Codes Pending Results of Lawsuits

  July 8, 2025

  Homebuilders (both companies building houses and people trying to build the homes of their dreams) will immediately benefit from terms of a July 7 agreement staying the implementation of new building codes that (according to trade associations opposing the new standards) could have significantly raised the cost of new home construction. By way of background, […]

• U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY SUSPENDS ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN FINES AND PENALTIES UNDER THE CTA

  March 4, 2025

  In a news release issued on March 2, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that it will discontinue enforcement of penalties and fines under the Corporate Transparency Act’s (“CTA”) current beneficial ownership information reporting rule with respect to U.S. citizens, domestic reporting companies, and their beneficial owners. However, the reporting requirements will remain in effect […]

• Michigan Legislature Reaches Last Minute Compromise on Earned Sick Time Act Amendments

  February 21, 2025

  Late Thursday, February 20, 2025, the Michigan Legislature passed an amendment to the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA). This amendment changes requirements under ESTA that were set to go into effect just a few hours later. Importantly, the Legislative amendments take immediate effect on February 21, 2025.  Governor Whitmer is expected to sign the bill […]

• Navigating a Workplace Raid by a Federal Agency

  January 30, 2025

  The Trump Administration has made immigration law enforcement one of its top priorities and has already directed federal law enforcement agencies to begin conducting raids in search of unauthorized workers within the United States. Employers should know that there is an increased likelihood of scrutiny by federal agencies regarding the employment of foreign workers. The […]

• Estate and Gift Tax Uncertainty in 2025

  February 18, 2025

  At the end of 2025, the tax exemption for federal estate and gift taxes is scheduled to revert to what it was in 2012 with cost-of-living increases.  Currently, the exemption is $13,990,000 per person.  Given the size of the exemption, the vast majority of people do not need to be concerned about the estate tax […]

• Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirements Reinstated

  December 24, 2024

  On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order staying the preliminary injunction granted by a Texas District Court in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland. As a result, the requirement for companies to report beneficial ownership information is reinstated, effective immediately. While many reporting companies were previously required to […]