Individuals serving as corporate officers or directors are highly susceptible to being sued for actions taken in the performance of those roles. It is a common misconception that only large public companies face Director & Officer lawsuits (“D&O...
Corporate and Commercial Law
The 4 Top Reasons Why Your Business Needs an Employee Handbook
For any company—of any size—having an employee handbook is as important as any other foundational document. Your handbook should serve as a go-to for both your employees and management alike. As with any organized system, businesses must have documents in place that...
Why Every Business Needs a General Counsel
If you are a business owner — no matter the size of your business — you likely have the need for an attorney. Of course, adding a full-time attorney to your staff is expensive, and maybe well beyond your budget. But what if we told you there’s a way to protect your...
The Status of the Dept of Labor’s (DOL) Joint Employer Rule and Biden’s Employment Law Agenda
Right after Joe Biden took office as the 46th President of the United States we wrote a blog post detailing expected changes in employment law with the new administration. This blog post is a follow-up to our first post; we’ll discuss the change in rules that have...
Supreme Court Limits The Reach of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
What Does That Mean For Employers Now? In June 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision authored by the Court’s newest member, Justice Amy Barrett, in a case involving the coverage of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (the “CFAA”). See Van Buren v....
Social Media Policies: The Law And Your Business
As a modern communicative practice, social media is subject to various types of laws created for the protection of users and other parties. It’s a relatively new way of communicating, so some of these laws and regulations are still in their infancy, but as we have...
Executive Compensation Litigation Blog
Before we can talk about executive compensation litigation, we need to first explain what exactly executive compensation is. Executive compensation is significantly different from typical pay packages for salaried or hourly workers because executive pay is based on...
The Importance of Corporate Governance
Investopedia defines Corporate Governance as “the system of rules, practices, and processes by which a firm is directed and controlled”. Getting a little further into the weeds, the Harvard Business Review identifies two long-standing descriptions of...
Employers Must Stay in Compliance with The ACA Mandate
In a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, California Et Al. V. Texas Et Al. decided on June 17, 2021, the Supreme Court rejected the challenge by Texas and a number of other states, to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate, based on...
Buy-Sell Agreements – Simplify Your Business Partnership
Every business owner needs to have a plan in place for how their interest in the business will be allocated or sold in the event of disability, death, retirement, divorce, dispute, or in the event that they simply no longer want to be a part of the business. Enter the...
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