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Business partnerships are a lot like marriage. The initial phase is the honeymoon, then there are phases where things settle, and there may be a point where interpersonal problems challenge a once-successful arrangement. Sometimes the partnership encounters...
Employers have a lot of leeway with at-will employment here in the Northeast. However, employees may not see it that way and accuse the company of wrongful termination. Using an abundance of caution, businesses can often protect themselves from such claims. What is...
Many companies require clients, partners and employees to use arbitration to address disputes because it is quicker and costs less than litigation. It's a standard practice included in many business contracts for employment, transactions and services. But Amazon faces...
The Pew Research Center recently issued a study on gender pay in 2020. Researchers found that the pay gap remained at 84% of what men earn for similar work, much as it has for the last 15 years. The research looked at full- and part-time employees. This discrepancy...
Individuals and businesses often turn to financial advisors to manage investments and financial matters. Ideally, this financial expert should help the client pursue lucrative business opportunities and identify those that too risky or simply inadvisable. Not all...
A group seeking higher wages for restaurant workers filed a lawsuit against Darden Restaurants, which is the parent company for Olive Gardens, Longhorn Steakhouse and other restaurant chains. The company owns 1,800 restaurants in the United States and Canada,...
The economy is now in recovery mode, but it may not be long ago that employers asked workers to make sacrifices. It could come in a variety of familiar forms, some of which are not legal. In other words, some employers intentionally or unintentionally broke employment...
Business litigation can be complex and expensive. It may also be doubly frustrating if the final decision is not satisfactory. Losing a court case can mean a substantial financial loss due to the court decision’s impact on the business with additional related...
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in September of 2020 that national statistics on the racial makeup of felons incarcerated had no bearing on a tech company's hiring practices. The proposed class-action claimed that Black people are incarcerated at a...
Businesses with non-essential employees are reopening or bringing staff back into the workplace. Ideally, this draws upon guidance from local and state governments, as well as recommendations from Occupational Safety Health Administration, the Centers for Disease...
