Many employers adopt policies that restrict employee internet conduct that could impact the company’s business. While it is prudent to provide employees with clear rules in this area, employers must be wary of aggressive National Labor Relations...
A DBA name or doing business as name is a fictitious business name that is different from your personal name. When you create a business, your company’s name defaults to the name of the person or organization who owns it. To change the name of your...
I was recently interviewed by Law Times regarding a case about partnership buy-in agreements, which, in my view, should contain all material terms, particularly regarding payments the new partners are to make to the firm....
The law imposes deadlines for filing claims for workers’ compensation benefits and personal injury lawsuits. In fact, your workers’ compensation claims may be denied if you do not notify your employer within 120 days of your accident....
Under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 52(b), “A plain error that affects substantial rights may be considered even though it was not brought to the court's attention.” In U.S. v. Henderson, the U.S. Supreme Court settled the question of what...
Last week Weatherford International Limited (Weatherford) concluded one of the longest running open Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations when it agreed to the eighth largest FCPA fine of all-time and one of its subsidiaries,...
In our previous post, we discussed common problems for property owners regarding trespass and nuisance. While enforcing your legal rights is always a possibility, litigation is never a desired course.... By: Varnum LLP
New York is now collaborating with the federal government to go after employers that misclassify employees as independent contractors. The US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) on November 18 entered into agreements with New York's...
Police in Ohio refer to drunk driving as operating a vehicle under the influence (OVI). In some cases, individuals arrested for OVI may be able to plead to a less serious "wet reckless" offense instead....
