When confronted about drug abuse is an employer required to offer drug rehab?

Unless there is an employment agreement or a collective bargaining agreement that have provisions that state otherwise, an employer is free to...

I will have a professional reader/editor to read my movie script and review it, how can I reseve my copy right?

You may also want to consider registering your script with the Writer's Guild of America. While that is not a government agency, it does facilitate...

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Get a free consultation from an employment lawyer, who can assess your chances of winning a suit. There are many other factors to consider than...

Can I include portions of a song (lyrics) in my autobiography?

There is no exemption for biographies; if you are simply copying significant portions of a song, you are probably violating the copyright for that...

You should consider whether mailing or dropping it off is right for you. According to the March 26th report on the Secretary of State's website...

I have a 50/50 scorp and my partner wants to sell and i want to keep the business.

Courts are not parents who tell kids what to do or not do. Absent an agreement to the contrary (such as a contract or bylaws), a court will not...

I have begun writing a novel, and require my fictional characters to interact with deceased public figures, such as John Lennon

You are probably encroaching upon the publicity rights of these figures if you name them. California gives deceased celebrities' estates the right...

Assuming you do not have a contract or a collective bargaining agreement, then you are an at-will employee. As an at-will employee, the employer...

Can my business partners family (who was our company lawyers, both wife and husband) represent my partner in business dispute.

There are a lot of factors that have to be considered, but my initial reaction is that this is a conflict of interest. Moreover, they may be...

Startup incorporation & structure and hiring a lawyer

You have identified some good questions, but you need to discuss them with a business lawyer. There are a lot of questions that depend on what you...