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What are the stages of foreclosure?

On behalf of The Law Offices of Joseph C. Bird, PLLC | Dec 6, 2020 | Blog

If you fall behind on your mortgage payments, then you face foreclosure. Your lender can take ownership of your home due to you failing to honor the financial agreement you made when you bought your home.  The law dictates the foreclosure process. According to the...

Finding the courage to address disability discrimination

On behalf of The Law Offices of Joseph C. Bird, PLLC | Sep 9, 2020 | Blog

From discrimination based on one’s gender to unlawful mistreatment in the workplace as a result of age (such as workers in their 40s and beyond), employees are discriminated against in many ways. Sadly, some people experience discrimination because of a...

What can you do if your employer refuses to pay your commission?

On behalf of The Law Offices of Joseph C. Bird, PLLC | Aug 11, 2020 | Blog

As a commission-paid employee, you may not receive an hourly wage like some other workers. Rather, you may receive sales commissions for the completion of tasks, such as getting a percentage of the income from a sale or sales that you made. Should your employer fail...

Reasonableness in Michigan noncompete agreements

On behalf of The Law Offices of Joseph C. Bird, PLLC | Jul 31, 2020 | Blog

Businesses and companies have a variety of methods that help wrestle control of a marketplace. Establishing a monopoly is technically illegal, but other agreements including noncompetes and non-solicitations help squelch competition by protecting the company from...

What is a constructive discharge?

On behalf of The Law Offices of Joseph C. Bird, PLLC | Jul 23, 2020 | Blog

Sometimes work becomes so unbearable that you may have no choice but to quit. This can happen due to discrimination in the workplace or a hostile work environment, as a few examples. Rather than to continue employment at a place where you experience mental anguish and...

How age discrimination has progressed in the workplace

On behalf of The Law Offices of Joseph C. Bird, PLLC | Jun 20, 2020 | Blog

There are always two faces of age discrimination in the workplace, but one has more difficult consequences than the other. The first involves discrimination against young people who, despite all their qualifications, managers often think are not mature enough to hold...

What is the False Claims Act?

On behalf of The Law Offices of Joseph C. Bird, PLLC | May 18, 2020 | Blog

Fraudulent reporting or underhanded business strategy may seem lucrative on paper—until you get caught. When a business engages in unethical or illegal acts to make a quick buck, it is up to watchful people and, as the United States government as drafted, ironclad...

Business debt and foreclosure actions

On behalf of The Law Offices of Joseph C. Bird, PLLC | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog

If you are the owner or an executive of a business that is struggling to keep up with its mortgage debt, you know the serious concern this puts on you. Many things may play a role in the temporary loss of business income that can contribute to the inability to make...

Will I have problems liquidating business assets?

On behalf of The Law Offices of Joseph C. Bird, PLLC | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog

If you face a possible foreclosure of your business property, you may explore available options to raise cash. Some businesses can avoid foreclosure by selling off some of their assets to meet their mortgage payments. As you explore this option, keep in mind that...

Can a landlord keep my property after eviction?

On behalf of The Law Offices of Joseph C. Bird, PLLC | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog

Eviction is stressful for anybody going through it, be it’s an individual homeowner or a business. However, if you are going through a commercial eviction, you have some specific worries that individual homeowners may not have.  It is important to know that even...
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