As a business owner, keeping informed about the finer points of employment law is important. If you're getting ready to hire your first employees, you need to be sure that you understand exactly what you can and cannot do. Don't risk getting yourself into legal trouble by asking the wrong question at the interview or making an off-hand comment that's considered legally unacceptable. I created this site to give you the basics of employment law expectations. I hope that the information here helps you to understand what you should and shouldn't do as you're interviewing and hiring your first staff members.
15 September 2020
Every family law attorney has stories about clients who could be volatile. Understandably, these sorts of cases can feel raw, emotional, and personal. It benefits everyone involved, though, if these matters stay civil. Here are 5 tips a family law practice attorney will tell you to follow to keep the situation a little tamer. Focus on the Practical One of the virtues of the American legal system is that it takes challenging situations and puts them on rails.
10 August 2020
Childcare center staff is expected to keep the safety and wellbeing of the children they care for at the top of their priority list. Yet, there are times when these individuals miss the mark. Even worse, there are instances when their lack of regard leads to an injured child. For the parent of the child, it is clear that the actions of the center lead to child injuries, but when it comes to proving the matter in court — more is required.
13 July 2020
Divorce can be an ugly battle if the divorcing couple isn't careful. There are three ways things can go: the couple can divorce while still having a solid relationship which can be important when raising children, they can divorce while being amicable, or they can divorce through a heated battle with plenty of animosity. An ugly divorce isn't pleasant for either side and a lot of the ugliness can be avoided through the use of mediation.
4 May 2020
If you suffered an injury on the job that caused you to use workers' compensation, there will eventually be a point where you are asked to return to work. If you are not fully recovered from your injury, you may even be asked to return to a different type of job that has you performing new responsibilities that you are capable of. Here is what you know about returning to work in this situation.
4 May 2020
Not every injury resulting from an accident necessarily warrants the hiring of a personal injury law firm. In many cases there is a clear-cut at-fault party, or there are no issues with valid insurance claims being filed or paid. However, it is sometimes possible for there to be complications in either the process of filing a valid insurance claim, in quantifying the amount of the injury, or in having a valid claim paid by the corresponding insurance company.