How To Properly Dissolve A Company There may come a day when your business must close its doors. Every business owner dreams of a generational company that can be passed on, but the reality is that many fail. You can find statistics floating around the internet of business failure rates, anywhere from 80-96% within the […]
Medical marijuana has made a surreptitious entrance in the state of Ohio. First coming up for vote in 2015 and being struck down, then being written into law the following year, the true shape and breadth of the Ohio marijuana industry are only now coming to light. So what can we expect of Ohio’s most […]
In our last article on the marijuana industry, we discussed the risks of doing business and why many just say, “no.” The obvious counterpoint to playing it safe is the untapped potential of a promising industry still in its infancy. It’s much like a new-age gold rush, where buying in means betting on green states […]
You may not notice it, but there’s a standoff escalating around us. It involves vast amounts of money, drugs, culture, illness and health. State by state, the lines of alliance are being constantly redrawn around perhaps the biggest emergent industry of this generation. Marijuana has become sanctioned across a growing number of states, dominoing out […]
If you’re already committed to a full-fledged investigation for employee misconduct, we’ve got you covered on procedure and best practices. But merely suspecting wrongdoing before the investigation phase is a different story. What should an employer do to protect the status quo – and employee interests – when an issue arises? Do Your Background Research […]
Good work culture tops most employees’ wishlists (and most employers’, too), increasingly so in a time when employers must compete with remote jobs, freelancing, and other worker-centric setups. Company social events like holiday parties can promote a winning work culture. But mixing business with pleasure comes with risks: successful company events invite an element of […]
As it turns out, there is some truth to the old cliché that contracts are made to be broken. But not all contracts, and not all the time. The law recognizes that sometimes the ability to cancel a contract works in the public interest: sometimes a consumer buys a good or service in high pressure, […]
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 mobility in the workforce. From an employer’s perspective, employment at will gives great latitude to how businesses manage staff: from seasonal […]
Over the last three years, two personal injury cases on divergent courses made national news. In Pennsylvania, 63-year-old Patricia Evans fractured her wrist while doing “suicide runs” – a set of intense agility movements – under the direction of an LA Fitness personal trainer. In Missouri, Jonas Barrish damaged a spinal disc when he disregarded […]
For content developers – including marketers for your more standard goods and service providers – huge opportunities for content creation exist in public space, from community events to newsworthy stories on public figures. But what counts as “public”? And do individuals, private businesses, and even the government have rights in this space? You (and your […]
