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January 13, 2022
Today, January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court stayed enforcement of the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). As written, the ETS would require roughly 84 million workers in the private sector to either become vaccinated or submit to weekly testing at their own expense and wear […]
January 3, 2022
Continuing a recent trend of granting leave in medical malpractice cases, the Michigan Supreme Court recently granted the plaintiff’s application for leave in Ottgen v Katranji to address whether its 2000 opinion in Scarsella v Pollak, 461 Mich 547 (2000) was “correctly decided.” In Scarsella, the Michigan Supreme Court held that a timely complaint filed […]
December 20, 2021
If you’ve followed along this year, it has been quite the saga of events in Washington, D.C. regarding the future of the estate and gift tax. Despite all the proposals that floated through both chambers of Congress and President Biden’s proposals, the estate tax is ending the year right where we started – with just […]
December 7, 2021
The Michigan Supreme Court (MSC) recently entered orders in two cases signaling its intent to consider two important issues in medical malpractice litigation. On October 20, 2021, the MSC granted the plaintiff’s application for leave in Markel v William Beaumont Hospital from the Court of Appeals’ unpublished opinion affirming the trial court’s order dismissing claims […]
November 4, 2021
Today, November 4, 2021, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) implementing President Biden’s mandate that all employers with 100 or more employees to require employees either be fully vaccinated or produce negative test results for COVID-19 on at least a weekly basis before coming to […]
September 10, 2021
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced that the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is developing a rule that will require all employers with 100 or more employees to require employees either be fully vaccinated or produce negative test results for COVID-19 on at least a weekly basis before coming to […]
July 29, 2021
On June 30, 2021, House Bill 4359 was presented to Governor Gretchen Whitmer for signature. The bill will expand the scope of practice for certified registered nurse anesthetists (“CRNA”) in Michigan; making them solely responsible for the planning and administration of anesthesia care without physician involvement. This bill provides essential flexibility regarding physician supervision of […]
July 21, 2021
Although more than half of the states in America have decriminalized marijuana at some level, with eighteen states fully legalizing recreational use of marijuana, cannabis remains illegal on the federal level, classified as a Schedule 1 substance under the Controlled Substances Act. Last week, Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer, reported that he plans to introduce […]
July 14, 2021
The use of so-called “synthetic marijuana” products, particularly by those not old enough to purchase “real” marijuana from licensed and regulated cannabis businesses in Michigan, has been a source of major concern among law enforcement, regulators, and legitimate cannabis businesses who see business stolen away by those who have skirted existing statutes by exploiting what […]
July 13, 2021
President Biden made a big splash last week with an Executive Order announcing steps to restrict or limit non-competition agreements which are prevalent in the private sector. According to the Fact Sheet issued by the White House, roughly half of all private sector businesses require at least some employees to enter non-compete agreements, affecting some […]