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					<title>Technology Law Blog, IT Law &amp; Articles | Foster Swift</title>
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				<title>IRS Announces 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans and for
Health and Welfare Benefit Plans</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:00:01 -0500</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>This blog has been updated since November 7, 2024. The data below is current.</strong></em></p> <p>The IRS has announced the 2026 cost-of-living adjustments for retirement plan and health and welfare benefit plan limitations. The charts below set forth the applicable limitations for 2026 relative to the 2025 limitations.</p> <p><strong>Retirement Plans</strong></p> <p>The chart below represents some of the important changes the IRS has made to limitation requirements for retirement plans. The changed limitations are between the 2025 limits and the 2026 limits. If you would like to review a complete explanation of all limitation&nbsp;... </p>]]></description>
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				<title>What Business Owners Need to Know About the New Tax Law</title>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 09:00:02 -0400</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[<p>This past July, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the &ldquo;Act&rdquo;) was enacted, completely altering the landscape of tax and estate planning for business owners. One of the most significant changes? A permanent increase to the federal gift and estate tax exemption.</p> <p>Yes, you read that right, <strong><em>permanent</em></strong>.</p> <p>Under the new law, individuals can now transfer up to $15 million tax-free during their lifetime or at death. For married couples, that amount doubles to $30 million. These exemption limits will also increase over time to account for inflation. This is a major shift from past rules that&nbsp;... </p>]]></description>
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				<title>Legal Update: The Implications of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
of 2015 Expiring</title>
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<dc:creator>Taylor A. Gast, Lindsey M. Mead</dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:00:03 -0400</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (&ldquo;CISA&rdquo;) expired yesterday on September 30, 2025.</p> <p>Though Congress discussed renewing the statute prior to its expiration, CISA was not officially reauthorized by the federal government.</p> <p>CISA was designed to encourage private organizations to share cybersecurity information with other private sector entities and the federal government through the Department of Homeland Security, aiming to strengthen overall monitoring capabilities and bolster collective defense against cyber threats. In particular, the statute&nbsp;... </p>]]></description>
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				<title>AG Warns About Fake College Websites: How to Protect Yourself and Your
Child</title>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:00:04 -0400</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[<p>Choosing a college or university is one of the most important, and expensive, decisions students and families will ever make. Unfortunately, scammers know this too, and they are using fake websites to steal money and personal information from unsuspecting applicants.</p> <p>Recently, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a consumer alert warning about fraudulent websites that impersonate real colleges and universities. These sites are designed to look convincing but have no connection to legitimate institutions. Instead, they trick students into sharing sensitive&nbsp;... </p>]]></description>
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				<title>White House Unveils Sweeping AI Strategy, “America’s AI Action Plan”</title>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 09:00:05 -0400</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[<p>Following Executive Order 14179 from January 23, 2025 titled <em>Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence</em>, President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration has unveiled its awaited artificial intelligence (&ldquo;AI&rdquo;) roadmap to cement the United States as a front runner in the &ldquo;race to achieve global dominance in [AI]&rdquo;.</p> <p>The plan, titled <em>American&rsquo;s AI Action Plan </em>(the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;), is a 28-page document that outlines more than 90 federal policy actions under three strategic pillars: (1) accelerating innovation; (2) building American AI&nbsp;... </p>]]></description>
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				<title>IRS Expands Self-Correction Program: What Plan Sponsors Need to Know About
the Interim Guidance</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:00:06 -0400</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[<p>The IRS has made it easier for retirement plan sponsors to fix common plan mistakes without going through a formal filing process. Under interim guidance in Notice 2023-43, sponsors can now correct a broader range of errors internally -- saving time, cost, and administrative hassle. This expanded self-correction relief, part of the SECURE 2.0 Act, is available immediately and gives plan sponsors more flexibility, provided that certain conditions are met.</p> <p><strong>Expanded Self-Correction Authority Now in Effect</strong></p> <p>Effective immediately and continuing until Rev. Proc. 2021-30 is formally&nbsp;... </p>]]></description>
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				<title>Comparative Summary of Equity Incentive Plans for Private Companies</title>
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<dc:creator>Nicholas J. Stock II</dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:00:07 -0400</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[<p>Equity incentive plans are a powerful tool for encouraging and rewarding a company&rsquo;s employees and leadership, who may include prospective investors, through different kinds of equity interests and structures. Different structures can present different tax and economic consequences for the company and participants upon grant, vesting, purchase, or later sale.</p> <p>Closely held businesses vary widely in size, budget, legal and tax structure, sophistication, compensation philosophy, and risk tolerance. Incentive programs therefore also vary widely among closely held and&nbsp;... </p>]]></description>
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				<title>Corporate Leadership Considerations in the Age of AI</title>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:00:08 -0400</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[<p>See also <a target="_blank" title="Recommendations on AI and Copyrightability from the U.S. Copyright Office&rsquo;s Latest Report" rel="noopener" href="https://www.michiganitlaw.com/recommendations-ai-copyrightability-us-copyright-office-report"><strong>Recommendations on AI and Copyrightability from the U.S. Copyright Office&rsquo;s Latest Report</strong></a></p> <p>It is no surprise that generative artificial intelligence (&ldquo;AI&rdquo;) is changing the way companies all over the world operate. Some are embracing it with open arms and finding consistent opportunities to integrate AI into the workplace. Other businesses have found themselves at a standstill in terms of incorporating AI into their preexisting tools and technology, wondering whether embedding AI into their systems is a necessary step to stay relevant or one that may take them away&nbsp;... </p>]]></description>
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				<title>Legal Alert - Imposter LARA Past Due Notices Spring 2025</title>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:00:09 -0400</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[<p>Beware of a new scam targeting Michigan businesses and individuals. The scam uses fake mailings containing &ldquo;Annual Statement Past Due&rdquo; notices.</p> <p>These notices arrive in plain white envelopes, bear no return address, and contain QR codes for payment of alleged past-due fees.</p> <p>This scam is an attempt to collect money or sensitive information. While the notices appear official and reference actual business names, Michigan&rsquo;s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has confirmed that this is a scam. If you receive such a notice, shred it and do not engage with the&nbsp;... </p>]]></description>
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				<title>Recommendations on AI and Copyrightability from the U.S. Copyright Office’s
Latest Report</title>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 09:00:10 -0400</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>To hear more on this topic, business &amp; IP attorney, Lindsey Mead, recently appeared on an episode of Expert Connexions to discuss the copyrightability of AI-generated content. <a target="_blank" title="Can You Copyright Artificial Intelligence (AI) Content?" rel="noopener" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i711ZZWz_Ds">See the interview here.</a></strong></em></p> <p>The United States Copyright Office (the &ldquo;<strong>Office</strong>&rdquo;) released the latest part in its<span>&nbsp;</span><em>Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence<span>&nbsp;</span></em>on January 29, 2025. Part 1, titled &ldquo;Digital Replicas&rdquo; was published on July 31, 2024 and discussed videos, images, and audio recordings that are manipulated to falsely depict individuals and information. This practice of creating&nbsp;... </p>]]></description>
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