The Steep Price of Data Collection is Skyrocketing, Unless You Get it Right Do you have a privacy and data security policy? These days, you should. And if you’re doing business in Europe or with Europe, as of last Friday, you now need to know about the GDPR. With data breaches becoming commonplace and hackers […]
Special Report on Class Actions and Arbitration in Consumer Lending This past November, votes came down from the Executive Branch dismantling an agency rule that would have increased consumers’ access to the court system in cases of lender disputes. The would-be rule dealt specifically with mandatory arbitration agreements and class action lawsuits in the context […]
Drafting and Navigating Your Workplace Sexual Harassment Policy It seems as though new cases of sexual harassment have been uncovered weekly – or daily – over the last few months. This trend testifies to a revolution in reporting workplace misconduct, which is itself part of a larger narrative of empowerment in American culture.We see the […]
How to Craft an Airtight Partnership Agreement A partnership, in the broad sense, is a business endeavor taken by two or more parties for profit. A partnership agreement, therefore, sets out the rights and duties for partners in business together; it outlines the “rules of the road” in much the same way that other contracts […]
Vendor Warranties and the Art of Accountability At its heart, a contract is nothing more than a series of promises. While agreements to perform and compensate are hallmarks of a contract, other lesser-acknowledged promises, known as representations and warranties, set standards for performance and allocate risk. In this article, we will discuss the indispensable warranties […]
How Long is Long Enough? Timelines for Business Recordkeeping State and federal codes attempt to set guidelines for minimum retention periods of certain documents. Those documents which are the subject of recordkeeping requirements are often those that confirm compliance with other laws – taxes, hiring practices, and other regulatory matters; so it is in your […]
Audit Thyself Whenever I go to court, I have the same stupid thought: is that judge wearing a real shirt and tie under that robe or is it a dickey? It’s sophomoric and immature but I can’t get rid of that image of Judge Harry Stone in Night Court wearing that half-shirt in those countless […]
Why Your Company Needs A Weapons Policy (Especially If You’re In Ohio) On March 21, 2017, a new law went into effect in Ohio expanding where a person licensed to carry a concealed weapon may bring their handgun. No longer may companies have policies prohibiting a handgun from being stored in a person’s private vehicle […]
What to Do When an Employee Gives Notice As an employer, one of the most challenging things to deal with is when an employee quits. It is an unpleasant fact that when you have employees, some of them – sometimes even the best of them – will give notice for any number of reasons. People’s […]
How Conducting an Employee Performance Improvement Plan Properly Will Make You a Better Manager From an employee’s perspective who may not be doing the job to his or her greatest potential, a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) often means the first step in being fired. From the perspective of a manager, it presents an opportunity to […]
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