Business Law & Transactions
What is a Buy Sell Agreement?
Buy Sell Agreements are also called shareholder agreements, shareholder restriction agreements, and are sometimes simply provisions of an operating agreement of an LLC. A buy sell agreement is akin to a pre-nuptial agreement between business owners. What it does is set out the parameters of […]
Read More“MI Vacc to Normal” Plan Sets Bar for Return to Workplace
Last week, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued long-awaited guidance on the reopening of workplaces that have been limited during the pandemic. The Vacc to Normal challenge uses four vaccination based milestones (using data of Michiganders 16 years and older who have received their first vaccine […]
Read MoreSuccession Planning: Estate Planning for Your Business
Succession planning is a process all small business leaders should undertake. Similar to estate plans for individuals, succession plans are used to address situations where there is a death, disability, or retirement of key individuals in the company. When a company is owned by just […]
Read MoreRunning a For-Profit Business In Accordance With Religious Values (Part 1, Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws)
For many business owners, running their business in accordance with their religious values is a non-negotiable. Their religious values are often what drive them and make their businesses successful. This is particularly true when business owners define success as being, first and foremost, faithful to […]
Read MoreTexas Court strikes down the Methodist Trust Clause
In a landmark decision, a Dallas Texas County Court invalidated the enforcement of the United Methodist Trust Clause in favor of Southern Methodist University thereby freeing it from property ownership claims of the South-Central Jurisdictional Conference of the United Methodist Church. The Court entered an order dismissing […]
Read MoreCan I Run a For-Profit Business In Accordance with My Religious Values?
The short answer is yes. There are thousands of for-profit businesses in the United States that are owned and operated by people with strong religious convictions and values. Many business owners actually owe their success to the religious values that drive them. Two of the […]
Read MoreUnderstanding Indemnification Clauses
If you have ever read a contract, it is likely that you would have come upon an indemnification clause. These clauses tend to be placed towards the end of a contract and can be confusing for many. So what is an indemnification clause? Indemnification is […]
Read MoreThree Ways Boilerplate Language Impacts a Business Divorce
Time and again, I am contacted by clients experiencing difficulty with their business partners, or fellow shareholders, and looking for a way out. The conversation usually results in a review of the company’s organizational documents. More often than not, we find the parties adopted boilerplate […]
Read MoreRegulations paused under new administration
Days after publishing Independent Contractor Rule Gets An Update . . . For Now, the Biden administration was inaugurated and the new President used his first days of office to put a freeze on proposed regulations with pending effective dates. This is not unusual once […]
Read MoreIndependent Contractor Rule Gets an Update . . . For Now
Earlier this month, the United States Department of Labor issued a final rule on classifying workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act, clarifying the test to determine who is an independent contractor. The FLSA requires covered employers to pay nonexempt employees minimum wage for every […]
Read MoreZana Tomich Named a “Go-To” Business Lawyer by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
Media Contact: Barbara Fornasiero; EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466 Detroit—December 30, 2020—Zana Tomich, co-founder of Detroit-headquartered law firm Dalton & Tomich PLC, has been named a Michigan “Go-To” Lawyer for Business by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. The publication’s “Go-To” Lawyer honor spotlights Michigan lawyers who are leaders […]
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