Company Not Liable for Employee Who Assaulted Customer
Mar 25, 2015
A car dealership couldn’t be held liable in court for a salesman who sexually assaulted a customer, according to the Texas Court of Appeals. Below are the particulars of the case. The customer had bro...
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You Can Be Sued for Interfering with Someone Else’s Contract
Mar 20, 2015
If you sign a licensing agreement to sell someone else’s products, but that person already has an exclusive license with a third party to sell the same products, you could be legally on the hook. That...
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If Someone Falls Outside Your Business, are You Liable?
Mar 11, 2015
If you lease a store or other business and someone trips and falls outside the building, are you legally responsible? That often depends on what's in your lease So this is something you may want to th...
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Supreme Court: No Patent for Doing Ordinary Things Online
Mar 04, 2015
You can’t obtain a patent for taking some ordinary process in the real world and coming up with a computer program that makes it easier, according to the U.S. Supreme Court. Why is this Supreme Court...
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Poor Expense Records Cost Business Owner $27,000
Feb 26, 2015
Owners of smaller businesses can be careless about keeping records of business expenses for tax purposes. Is there an official method to track expenses? There's no one right way to keep these records....
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How to Keep out Competitors if You Lease Retail Space
Feb 18, 2015
Most stores that lease space in a mall or other commercial area would like a guarantee that the landlord won’t also rent to a competing business. This guarantee is known as “exclusive use.” This guar...
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Are Your LinkedIn Contacts a Trade Secret?
Feb 11, 2015
If salespeople connect with their business contacts on LinkedIn or another social media site, can they take that information with them when they leave the company? Maybe not, according to a federal co...
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Wage Garnishments Are Skyrocketing – and They’re a Minefield for Businesses
Feb 04, 2015
More than 10 percent of employees between the ages of 35 and 44 had their wages garnished last year, according to a new study by payroll company ADP. That’s a staggering figure, and it creates a serio...
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Government is suing businesses over wellness programs
Jan 28, 2015
The federal government has filed two lawsuits against companies that set up “wellness programs” for their employees. Why were these wellness programs subject to lawsuits? According to the government,...
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Company Sued for Copying ‘Look’ of Competitor’s Website
Jan 23, 2015
Of course, a website is different from a trademark. But a website can still be protected by the law I've put a lot of time and money into designing a distinctive website or online store. A competitor...
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