The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that it will publish new and updated goods and services identifications and classifications in its ID Manual. The update will be effective January 1, 2016. Classifying goods and services in […]
Plan sponsors have work to do on their summary of benefits and coverage (“SBC”) in the coming months. The government recently published final regulations related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (“PPACA”) SBC requirement. The final regulations modify […]
Attorney Edward J. Castellani recently spoke to 40 Association Executives at the Michigan Society of Association Executives Annual Law Symposium on “Changes to the Michigan Nonprofit Corporation Act”. The presentation addressed the recent amendments and changes to the MNCA and how they […]
Fraser Trebilcock’s Fall 2015 Estate Strategies newsletter contains valuable information on a variety of Trusts and Estates topics, including: Why your Caretaker Contract should be Medicaid-compliant. Even if you are not on Medicaid, an important policy change needs to be […]
A change made to Michigan Medicaid policy, effective October 1, is one that everyone needs to be aware of because what you don’t know might actually hurt you.
Attorney Edward J. Castellani recently spoke at the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants Nonprofit Conference on “Merger of Nonprofit Corporations – Legal and Accounting Issues”. The presentation addressed how two nonprofits can legally merge into one nonprofit entity. He […]
On September 29, 2015, the Michigan Court of Appeals in Gillette Commercial Operations v Dep’t of Treasury, No 325258 (consolidated with about 50 other cases), held that Michigan’s retroactive repeal of the Multistate Tax Compact (MTC) to avoid paying $1.1 billion […]
Protect yourself from being a scam victim by arming yourself with information. Be aware of warning signs that you are dealing with a scammer. Unsolicited mail and phone calls are the primary methods used to communicate scams. There are many […]
The United State Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently initiated a pilot program to allow limited amendments to identifications of goods and services in trademark registrations that would be outside the scope of the current identification. Due to evolving technology […]
On September 18, 2015, the US Environmental Protection Agency sent a Notice of Violation of the federal Clean Air Act to Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and Audi AG [collectively “Volkswagen”]