I decided to go ahead and repost my original list of Common Mistakes Made by SBO’s with links to each post for ease of navigation. So without further ado, here you go: Common Mistakes ...
Monthly Archives: July 2007
Small Businesses Estopping Themselves Into Federal Employment Laws?
Michael Fox, author of Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer, posted on recent developments in federal case law that indicate small businesses can become subject to federal employment laws they are traditionally not covered by through a doctrine called collateral estoppel.
Subcontractor’s Remedies Against a Contractor
Sharmil McKee, author of the Small Business Blog by McKee Law Office recently posted on the remedies available to a subcontractor when the contractor refuses to pay the final bill. The post is a response to a question from ...
Open Question to Small Business Owners
Rush Nigut, author of the Rush On Business blog, has an open question seeking input from small business owners, or SBO’s. Rush On Business is an excellent blog discussing current issues facing SBO’s. In this post, Mr. Nigut is
Key Supreme Court Business Decisions From the 2006 Term
Barry Barnett of Blawgletter recently posted on the significant decisions out of the Supreme Court’s most recent term that affect business litigation. Blawgletter is a legal blog focusing on items of interest to business trial attorneys and their clients. This ...
Mistake #11: Failure to Consult an Attorney
Most SBO’s probably do not like attorneys. There are a variety of reasons for this but it is largely due to the idea that attorneys produce nothing tangible for the business. With most of the work an attorney will do for an SBO, there is ...
Fair Labor Standards Act Advisor
The U.S. Department of Labor has a Fair Labor Standards Act advisor posted online to help employers and employees examine whether or not they are covered by the act. The website provides general information on what the act covers and
Transfer just about done
Well, the transfer and update of the blog with the new hosting service is just about done. Unfortunately, I was unable to transfer my previous posts with their original publish date so a lot of them went up yesterday in one big long day of posting.
Mistake #10: Not having an electronic document retention policy in place
An effective electronic document retention policy serves important purposes in both the litigation and employment arena. Such a plan can create the evidentiary trail necessary to successfully defend the business against employment related claims. That same plan can prevent spoliation issues as well as allowing ...
Tips On When To Litigate
Mike Dillon of The Legal Thing recently posted on his four principles of litigation. The principles are: 1) You only litigate when you have an important interest to protect.2) A non-judicial resolution is almost always preferable.3) You litigate only when you have a high degree of confidence ...
Monthly Archives: July 2007
Common Mistakes Made by SBO’s (Linked)
I decided to go ahead and repost my original list of Common Mistakes Made by SBO’s with links to each post for ease of navigation. So without further ado, here you go: Common Mistakes ...
Small Businesses Estopping Themselves Into Federal Employment Laws?
Michael Fox, author of Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer, posted on recent developments in federal case law that indicate small businesses can become subject to federal employment laws they are traditionally not covered by through a doctrine called collateral estoppel.
Subcontractor’s Remedies Against a Contractor
Sharmil McKee, author of the Small Business Blog by McKee Law Office recently posted on the remedies available to a subcontractor when the contractor refuses to pay the final bill. The post is a response to a question from ...
Open Question to Small Business Owners
Rush Nigut, author of the Rush On Business blog, has an open question seeking input from small business owners, or SBO’s. Rush On Business is an excellent blog discussing current issues facing SBO’s. In this post, Mr. Nigut is
Key Supreme Court Business Decisions From the 2006 Term
Barry Barnett of Blawgletter recently posted on the significant decisions out of the Supreme Court’s most recent term that affect business litigation. Blawgletter is a legal blog focusing on items of interest to business trial attorneys and their clients. This ...
Mistake #11: Failure to Consult an Attorney
Most SBO’s probably do not like attorneys. There are a variety of reasons for this but it is largely due to the idea that attorneys produce nothing tangible for the business. With most of the work an attorney will do for an SBO, there is ...
Fair Labor Standards Act Advisor
The U.S. Department of Labor has a Fair Labor Standards Act advisor posted online to help employers and employees examine whether or not they are covered by the act. The website provides general information on what the act covers and
Transfer just about done
Well, the transfer and update of the blog with the new hosting service is just about done. Unfortunately, I was unable to transfer my previous posts with their original publish date so a lot of them went up yesterday in one big long day of posting.
Mistake #10: Not having an electronic document retention policy in place
An effective electronic document retention policy serves important purposes in both the litigation and employment arena. Such a plan can create the evidentiary trail necessary to successfully defend the business against employment related claims. That same plan can prevent spoliation issues as well as allowing ...
Tips On When To Litigate
Mike Dillon of The Legal Thing recently posted on his four principles of litigation. The principles are: 1) You only litigate when you have an important interest to protect.2) A non-judicial resolution is almost always preferable.3) You litigate only when you have a high degree of confidence ...