Those who are seeking housing in Michigan may find that they are the victims of sexual harassment. While victims can be of either gender, they are often single women with children or those who have limited housing options because of their income. Regardless of whether...
Entrepreneurs who are looking to start a new business always need to choose an operational stucture. In so doing, they also choose a corresponding tax model and when it comes to C and S corporations, the tax model can vary greatly. Many companies elect to use the S...
Michigan readers may be concerned to learn that the Trump administration is eliminating a rule that helps communities enforce the Fair Housing Act of 1968, or FHA. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development published the decision in the federal register on...
Many in Detroit may summarily dismiss contract dispute cases as being petty squabbles between professional organizations. This may come from an assumption that all of these disagreements come down to a simple matter of dollars and cents (as in, both sides want more of...
Michigan residents may have heard about a lawsuit against Ben Carson and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD. The suit was filed because HUD had announced that it would delay implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. It was...
The family business plan is well underway, all important deadlines have been met and suddenly, an unexpected challenge lies ahead: a business dispute. These tricky situations happen more than the average Chicago or Detroit business owner might suspect. What are some...
According to the National Fair Housing Alliance, or NFHA, there were 1,311 housing discrimination complaints processed in 2017. That was about 5 percent of the 28,843 complaints received that year by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD. State and...
For many Chicago and Detroit residents who have taken the plunge, there is no better feeling than starting a new business. As thrilling as a new start-up can be, there are often an equal amount of stressors. One of those speed bumps involves the initial stages of the...
Michigan residents may have heard that Facebook is being investigated for possibly violating fair housing laws. An investigation began after a ProPublica report issued in 2016 claimed that the company's advertising system allowed advertisers to target certain groups...
When executing contracts in Detroit, most would think that those party to them cannot simply walk away from these agreements for no reason. Yet depending on the type of company or agency involved (or the exact terms of a contract), the law may allow one to do just...