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What to Know about Holiday Work Parties and Liability

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The following Checklist is to help employers minimize the legal risks presented by employer-sponsored holiday parties. This checklist addresses sexual harassment prevention, avoiding harms created by alcohol consumption, workers’ compensation liability, and wage and hour claims. The festive atmosphere combined with the consumption of alcohol at an employer-sponsored holiday party make it a potential venue […]

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Business Acquisition Attorney: My Simple yet Essential Closing Checklist

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We all learned it in first grade—write down the details of your homework assignment so you can follow the instructions and turn it in on time. For a business acquisition attorney like me, this basic bit of advice still holds true. In fact, a successful acquisition depends on the completion of a series of steps

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Worried about Cost? Get Small Business Legal Advice with a General Counsel Plan

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I know you don’t want to think about it. My business is doing fine, you might say; or perhaps, we just started out! Why would we need an attorney? Maybe you need small business legal advice, but you’re worried about what it’s going to cost you. Either way, you’re no closer to taking the necessary

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IP Protection: Why You Must Register Your Copyright

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While it’s true that the rights to much of your intellectual work are recognized upon creation, registering your copyrights establishes a more reliable route to IP protection. Depending on the importance of the work you’ve done, it can be worth it to formally register your copyrights. Imagine for a moment what can happen if you

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Business Lawsuit Prevention: Help, My Business Is Being Sued! Let’s Rewind

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Imagine for a moment that your business is the target of a lawsuit. Perhaps one of your products caused an allergic reaction in one or your customers. Or maybe your biggest contract fell through and you could no longer afford to pay your supplier. In the business world, things happen. That fact is why business

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Limited Liability Protection: Is Your LLC Actually Protected?

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Outside of certain situations, very often an LLC is suitable if not the best structure for most businesses today. My name is Alexis Gonzalez. I’m the founding member of Gonzalez Law. I focus primarily on business law, helping business owners and their families with limited liability protection. Does Your LLC Have Limited Liability Protection? You

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Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in a Startup: Is It Worth It?

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Value of Intellectual Property to Business It’s no secret that protecting intellectual property can be time consuming and expensive. When you’re just starting out in business—say if you’ve got a startup you’re trying to get off the ground—time and money are two things you probably can’t spare. According to the Lean Startup Methodology, focusing on getting your product to

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