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Startups have varying insurance needs, requirements, and questions. Questions include: Is the startup well-financed with directors and officers that have an immediate need for directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance? Or does the startup need errors and omissions (E&O) insurance …
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Unpaid internships present companies with potential legal exposure, as shown by several recent, well-publicized legal victories for interns, including one against NBC, which ultimately paid out millions of dollars. To help avoid liability, companies must comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act …
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This article provides guidance to new or foreign companies that are entering the U.S. market and seeking to employ either foreign nationals already in the United States on non-working visas, or foreign nationals overseas who wish to enter the United States with a work visa. The discussion is meant …
...startups lack resources to hire human resources professionals, and employment-related issues are a distant priority. For a startup to succeed and grow, it must develop a supportive workforce. The hiring process is challenging for all employers—including startups, which are preoccupied with just …
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In recent years, data breaches at some of the world’s largest corporations have made news. But smaller companies are just as vulnerable, and must take steps to protect their data. In addition, businesses that serve as vendors to other businesses face increased scrutiny of their cyber preparations. …
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In light of the United States Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) June 30, 2015 report and proposed amendments to the salary portion of the ‘white collar’ exemptions that would more than double the minimum salary of those exempt employees under The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), many employers will …
[Read more...] about HR Challenge: 4 Steps to Find and Fix Overtime Misclassifications
When your company uncovers evidence that an employee misappropriated trade secrets it must act swiftly. The company may want to fire the employee to protect itself from the potentially devastating consequences. But how can you minimize the risk that the employee may sue the company claiming he did …
Cyber scammers continually innovate new means to extract valuable information from unsuspecting victims. And a new form of cyber fraud is exploiting the close relationship between CEOs and CFOs. Identifying this threat — and the means to prevent it — is important for employees in IT, finance, and …
Data breaches are all over the news, but those stories most often cover high-profile cybersecurity breaches that result from the malicious efforts of hackers or other outsiders. Just as insidious, and more likely to occur, are insider breaches in the form of the theft or disclosure of confidential …
Patents have long been a method of protecting business innovation. However, before any patent is obtained, confidential innovation that has economic value and is not generally known may already be a trade secret, if it is the subject of reasonable efforts to protect its secrecy. Procedures to …
[Read more...] about Trade Secrets v. Patents: Protecting Innovation and Competitive Advantage
