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AuthorTypearticleProviderSusan Schreter"I can't raise money for my business!" This is the most common remark I get in emails and phone calls from startup entrepreneurs and seasoned business owners who are…

AuthorTypearticleProviderSusan SchreterMy favorite research subject for the last several years has been studying why seemingly promising companies failed. These companies were started by smart, innovative and hard working entrepreneurs. Yet,…

AuthorLisa Guerin, J.D.TypearticleProviderNoloNowadays, you shouldn't expect the email messages you write at work to remain private. Courts usually side with the employer when it comes to email privacy. And legality…

AuthorTypearticleProviderNoloIn some circumstances, your company may be legally responsible for harm caused by its employees. Under a handful of legal theories, courts have held employers liable for injuries their employees…

AuthorLisa Guerin, J.D.TypearticleProviderNoloEmployees who abuse alcohol and drugs (including illegal drugs, prescription drugs, and over-the-counter drugs) -- either on their own time or at work -- can pose significant and…

AuthorTypearticleProviderNoloToday, employers have the technological means, and occasionally the inclination, to find out what workers are doing on their own time. However, your right to monitor your employees' conduct off…

AuthorTypearticleProviderNoloSome employers assume that they have to offer a severance package -- some combination of money and continuing benefits -- to fired employees. In many cases, however, this assumption is…

AuthorLisa Guerin, J.D.TypearticleProviderNoloNot everyone who's out of work is entitled to unemployment benefits. There are a couple of factors that dictate whether a former employee will receive unemployment benefits: the…

AuthorTypearticleProviderNoloFew of us enjoy dealing with paperwork, but taking the time to properly create and maintain employee personnel files will pay off in the long run. You will have all…

AuthorTypearticleProviderNoloFederal and state laws require most employers to pay overtime. The overtime premium is 50% of the employee's usual hourly wage. This means an employee who works overtime must be…

AuthorTypearticleProviderNoloIf you've been injured in the workplace, you've probably been told that the only compensation you can receive will come from your employer's workers' compensation insurance. Although this is the…