Is it legal to give me a promotion and pay increase and then take it all back?

In Wisconsin, like most other states, your employment is considered "at will." This means that an employer generally may fire you for any reason,...

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Here's a complex problem. Three guys go into business, one is 51% owner. Two minority owners don't get along with him....

You have options, but the concern is the time it takes to exercise them. As a minority shareholder you could petition a court to judicially...

What do you do about an alcoholic, manipulative and controlling business partner who treats you as an employee?

Some of the most difficult business partnership issues involve businesses owned by family members. One of the contributing problems often is the...

If I close my business and register a new one, can I transfer the leftover assets of the old business to the newly created one?

Yes, you can transfer your assets to the new business, but you have to do so properly in order to prevent creditors of your closed business from...

Your question has both a legal and practical component. The noncompete provision may very well be unreasonable and unenforceable under Wisconsin...

Dissolving a Business Partnership

"How to dissolve" a partnership includes both legal analysis and practical components. Yes, you should consider consulting with an attorney but you...

What happens to an LLC if its listed owner is a corporation that has dissolved?

Following up on some of the comments of colleagues, the Corporation and its agents (the shareholders, or officers and directors if there still are...

Business name infringement and Trademark infringement question.

Your questions can be split into two separate areas of analysis. The first is the strictly legal analysis of what rights you have to your name, and...

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Do I have grounds for misappropriation of corporate funds as minority partner?

You do have a right to pursue a claim on behalf of Company A, but the manner of doing so depends on what type of entity Company A is. If it is a...

In judicial dissolution, how do courts determine if LLC elects to purchase the membership interest of the complaining member?

The relative voting power of the members does not apply when the judicial dissolution statute is used. The reason to ask a court to order...

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