Whether you are considering starting a franchise, or are currently running one, you’ll want to review the nuances of managing employees. In this brief legal talk with attorney Chris Zirke,…
A plumbing company, a mechanist, and a landscaper are all down on their luck. It sounds like the beginning of an excellent “dad joke?” But these companies reported symptoms of…
There are a number of reasons a business owner may want to restrict the activities of employees, vendors, or customers. Max Julian takes 10-minutes to discuss Restrictive Covenants such as…
If you’re already committed to a full-fledged investigation for employee misconduct, we’ve got you covered on procedure and best practices for employee workplace searches. But merely suspecting wrongdoing before the…
Good work culture tops most employees’ wish lists (and most employers’, too), increasingly so in a time when employers must compete with each other by offering remote jobs, freelancing, and…
Employment at will—the right to terminate a work relationship for any reason or no reason at all—is a state law concept structured to give both businesses and workers flexibility and…
Company searches of employee space and property are sometimes necessary to preserve safety, workplace confidentiality, and other important company policies. Employers often wonder what is fair game for a search…
There are as many types of employment agreements as there are industries. A machinist, a college professor, and a non-profit director will all have unique contracts specific to their vocation….
Are you a leader in the non-profit world, that attended our lunch-and-learn “A Brave New World: Strategic and Legal Issues for Today’s Non-Profit” at Playhouse Square last year? We are pleased to…
It appears new cases of sexual harassment have been uncovered weekly—or daily—during the past few months. This trend testifies to a revolution in reporting workplace misconduct, which is itself part…