Scott Edward Lawson’s Guides

As your company grows and garners a reputation for quality products and/or outstanding service, its trademarks (or service marks) become more valuable.Most successful businesses recognize the need, first-and-foremost, to protect these valuable assets by registering them with the...

Terminating an employee is perhaps the most unpleasant, yet necessary, task that an employer must carry out. Emotions run high during the process and, depending upon the situation, it may be necessary to repair damage caused by the employee to relationships, productivity and mora...

A case currently pending before the Ohio Supreme Court could expand the rights of employees to sue their employers for workers compensation retaliation. Currently under Ohio law[1], an employer may not discharge, demote, reassign or punish an employee because the employee filed ...

According to a recent press release from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a group of supermarkets operating in the Chicago area recently paid $3.2 million to the EEOC to resolve a disability termination lawsuit. The supermarket group, known as Jewel-Osco, ...

Depending upon your type of business, student interns can be a big benefit. They can often provide needed help with research or with developing and implementing new programs, products or services. Beyond whatever assistance an intern may be able to provide, an internship can also...

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Terminating an employee is perhaps the most unpleasant, yet necessary, task that an employer must carry out. Emotions run high during the process and, depending upon the situation, it may be necessary to repair damage caused by the employee to relationships, productivity and mora...

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