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Demystifying Contracts
May 9, 2012
When is a contract necessary for your business? Is a handshake enough? What about an email agreement? Do you have the essential elements in your contracts to make sure they are valid and enforceable? If you are not quite sure if you fully understand all the legalese or if your contracts are protecting your business, join us for our next seminar!
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The Rupp, Baase Ride for Roswell Team Keeps Growing!
May 2, 2012
Even though we have more than surpassed our goal of doubling the size of our team over last year with more than 170 registered riders, there’s still room for more! Join the Rupp, Baase Ride for Roswell Team as we strive to raise $60,000 for Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
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Business Owners Sometimes Can Personally Be Liable
May 2, 2012
“Piercing the corporate veil” may sound like something out of a mystery novel, but it’s actually a very serious action that can arise if there is wrongdoing by the shareholder(s) or member(s) of a corporation or limited liability company.
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Is Your Contract Protecting Your Business?
May 2, 2012
As a business owner, you know that it makes sense to “get it in writing” in order to protect your interests, but do you know the basic components of a contract that ensure that it is valid and enforceable? Although contracts are used by a wide range of businesses, and for varying purposes, the basic components of a contract are constant. Understanding these basic components can ensure that your business agreements are legally enforceable.
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Women Are Changing The Nature Of Power In Business
May 2, 2012
Decades after women began joining the business world in droves, there still are challenges for females in the workplace. Many female entrepreneurs have come face to face with them – pay inequities, glass ceilings, work-life balance issues (indeed, many have become entrepreneurs because of them!). While far from a perfect world, there are encouraging signs of a shift that appears to be positive for men and women in the workplace.
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Update: NLRB Posting Rule Struck Down
April 16, 2012
A South Carolina federal judge has invalidated the NLRB’s new rule requiring employers, as of April 30, 2012, to post a notice advising employees about their right to unionize.
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More Time For Comments On FMLA Revisions
April 16, 2012
The U.S. Department of Labor has just extended the deadline to submit comments on its proposed additions to the FMLA. The Wage and Hour Division agreed to extend the deadline an additional two weeks, up to and including April 30, 2012.
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Do Individual Supervisors Have Personal Exposure for FMLA Violations?
April 16, 2012
Don’t be surprised if individual supervisors start to appear more often as defendants in Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) lawsuits. Because of a recent decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Haybarger v. Lawrence County Adult Probation and Parole, the door has opened slightly for plaintiffs to name supervisors in addition to their employer.
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To Ask Or Not To Ask: Social Media Login Information
April 16, 2012
One of the hottest and most controversial topics facing employers right now is whether you legally can require an employee or applicant to disclose his or her social media login information as a condition of employment. The short answer is do not do it, but if you must, proceed with extreme caution.
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Rupp Baase to sponsor "Undy 5000"
April 6, 2012
Rupp Baase will be an event sponsor for Buffalo’s first-ever “Undy 5000” on April 28, 2012 in Delaware Park.
