Buyer Beware – Small Print Consequences

As commercial lawyers, we spend more than half of our time living and breathing contracts.   You could say we make a living out of the “small print.”  Whether it is in drafting, negotiating or litigating contracts, any commercial lawyer can tell you that the...

Bylaws and Parliamentary Procedure

When people think about the laws and regulations that govern their lives, they usually think about federal, state, and local governments. Yet, many significant decisions that impact people are not made by governments, but private organizations, such as religious or...

Can Employers Still Keep Severance a Secret?

There have been many articles in legal journals and in mainstream media discussing the recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision in McLaren Macomb (decided Feb. 21, 2023) finding that the terms of a severance agreement which imposed broad confidentiality...