As corporations get larger, shareholders are often less and less involved, especially when they only own a small portion of the enterprise. A new trend is the rise of activist shareholders, owners wit...
Do You Want to Hire Someone as an Independent Contractor or Employee?
For business in certain industries such as high tech, it is often common to hire people as independent contractors rather than as employees. In some cases, it’s because they’re hiring them for a s...
Key Employee Retention for MSPs and Other Tech Companies
One challenge facing MSPs and many other businesses, especially in the tech sector, is attracting and retaining top talent. As business attorneys, we see how a variety of businesses have handled this ...
What is the Business Duty of Care?
As the owner of a business, you have certain fiduciary responsibilities to your business, including the duty of loyalty, the duty of obedience, and the duty of care. These duties are designed to make ...
Why You Need to Update Your Estate Plan After Divorce
When you start the process of getting a divorce, your attorney will also recommend you update your estate plan (or put one together if you’ve never had one). Otherwise, if you die without updating y...
The Advantages of Getting a Trademark
Creating a new business or product can be exciting. You’re full of the energy and promise of the future and you or your marketing team have come up with some amazing branding for your new venture. Y...
Best Practices in Safeguarding Digital Client Information
Gone are the days of the good old attorney who didn’t understand the demands and uses of digital information. Now, all attorneys are expected to be up to speed on electronic records and, more import...
Non-Compete Agreements that Work
Almost every good employee agreement for professionals includes some form of non-compete clause or a whole separate non-compete agreement. These agreements restrict an employee’s ability to take the...
Understanding the Family Medical Leave Act
The Family Medical Leave Act is now a mainstay in the business world, allowing employees to take health-related leave from work without losing their position. It’s important for anyone who has 50 or...
Five Things You Should Ask Your 401k Plan Administrator
Great job So Far! Your business is successful, and you are lucky enough to be able to offer your employees a 401k plan. You set up the plan with a nationally well-known 401k plan administrator a few ...