Seminar offers tips for better legal drafting and writing
The Kimble Center for Legal Drafting at Western Michigan University Cooley Law School has scheduled an online seminar for individuals interested in improving their professional writing.
The event — “30 Tips for Better Legal Drafting and Writing” — will be offered Thursday, April 1, from noon to 2 p.m.
Presenters include Profs. Joseph Kimble (WMU-Cooley), Mark Cooney (WMU-Cooley), and Patrick Berry (University of Michigan).
Kimble will offer drafting advice; Cooney, general advice on writing in plain language; and Berry, advice on persuasive writing.
To sign up for the free online seminar, visit https://info.cooley.edu/kimble-center-for-legal-drafting.
County bans hair bias against its workers
LANSING (AP) — County employees in Michigan's capital area can wear hair any way they want.
Ingham County commissioners gave protections to workers who wear their hair naturally or in protective styles like braids, weaves, locks and Senegalese twists, the Lansing State Journal reported.
“Ingham County will be on the forefront of these issues, and this is another example of how we’ve been leading not just the region but the state on racial justice and equity issues,” Commissioner Derrell Slaughter said.
The resolution approved Tuesday cited a study that found Black women faced higher rates of hair discrimination than any other gender or race.
The new policy doesn't extend to other employers, public or private, in Ingham County.
More than 30,000 registrations filed so far in Flint water deal
FLINT (AP) — More than 30,000 registration forms have been received from people who want to participate in a $641 million Flint water lawsuit settlement.
U.S. District Judge Judith Levy held an online status this week and issued a reminder that the deadline for filing is this coming Monday.
As of March 22, 33,341 registration forms had been received.
Flint, the state of Michigan, a hospital and an engineering firm agreed to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of Flint-area residents who were exposed to lead-contaminated water or died from Legionnaires' disease.
Payments will vary depending on a claimant's exposure and injury. Children are supposed to get 80 percent of the settlement.
Information about registering is available at officialflintwatersettlement.com.
Managers appointed by then-Gov. Rick Snyder switched Flint's water source to the Flint River in 2014 while a pipeline was being built from Lake Huron.
Lead leached off old pipes because the water wasn't treated to reduce corrosion.
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