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The latest posts for Best Practices are listed below.

3 Biggest Mistakes that Small Business Owners Make With Their Taxes and Planning
Now that the 2013 tax filing season is behind us, the temptation for many small business owners is to try to avoid thinking about taxes until April of next year rolls around. This is unfortunate, ...
Starting a Business Without Starting a Lawsuit (or, The Gentleman's Guide to Saying Goodbye)
Let's suppose you have spent the last few years working for your employer. While on the job, you have learned the industry, made a host of relevant industry contacts, and have established strong ...
Finding the Right Lawyer for Your Small Business
One of the challenges facing the small business is finding the right lawyer. Unlike larger businesses, which may have one or more attorneys in their organization, or a general counsel charged with ...

The latest posts for Business Law are listed below.

When Is An Independent Contractor Really An Employee? The Perils of Misclassification
Most employers have a basic understanding of the differences between independent contractors and employees. Most fundamentally, you pay wages to employees and must withhold taxes and Social Security, ...
New York City's Paid Sick Leave Law: What Employers Need to Know
Beginning April 1, 2014, under New York City's Earned Sick Time Act (Paid Sick Leave Law), virtually every employer of New York City employees will be required to provide its employees up to 40 ...
The Basics of Copyright
Mention the word copyright and most business owners will think it has nothing to do with them, and that it is only relevant to the publishing or music industry. While copyright certainly protects the ...

The latest posts for Business Litigation are listed below.

Online Defamation Part 2
A typical client call begins, “You know, someone posted this ridiculous thing about my business on the internet, and now every time someone does a search, it is the first thing that comes up on ...
Online Defamation Part 1
The Internet. Can’t live with it, can’t live without it. A friend posts something online about you in fun, in jest, out of spite or anger, and now it is out there for the world to see, ...
Seven Common Pitfalls Your Small Business Must Avoid
One of the principal reasons businesses incorporate is to shield the personal assets of the owners from the debts of the corporation and to limit the shareholders’ liability from claims against ...

The latest posts for Business Management are listed below.

3 Biggest Mistakes that Small Business Owners Make With Their Taxes and Planning
Now that the 2013 tax filing season is behind us, the temptation for many small business owners is to try to avoid thinking about taxes until April of next year rolls around. This is unfortunate, ...
When Is An Independent Contractor Really An Employee? The Perils of Misclassification
Most employers have a basic understanding of the differences between independent contractors and employees. Most fundamentally, you pay wages to employees and must withhold taxes and Social Security, ...
Trademark Basics for Business Owners
For many small businesses, establishing a strong brand identity constitutes a considerable investment. Whether your business offers products or services, you want your customers to be able to easily ...

The latest posts for Frank Monteleone are listed below.

Enforceability of Non-Compete Clauses in Employment Agreements
Ask ten lawyers if non-compete agreements are enforceable in New York and you may receive ten different answers, ranging from “they’re not worth the paper they’re written on” ...
Stiffed!?! Solving the Problem of Non-Paying Clients
One of my colleagues, corporate attorney Stephen Furnari, hates it when his clients refuse to pay his bills. I mean really, really hates it. In a recent blog, Steve examined some of the reasons ...
Finding the Right Lawyer for Your Small Business
One of the challenges facing the small business is finding the right lawyer. Unlike larger businesses, which may have one or more attorneys in their organization, or a general counsel charged with ...

The latest posts for Small Business are listed below.

3 Biggest Mistakes that Small Business Owners Make With Their Taxes and Planning
Now that the 2013 tax filing season is behind us, the temptation for many small business owners is to try to avoid thinking about taxes until April of next year rolls around. This is unfortunate, ...
When Is An Independent Contractor Really An Employee? The Perils of Misclassification
Most employers have a basic understanding of the differences between independent contractors and employees. Most fundamentally, you pay wages to employees and must withhold taxes and Social Security, ...
New York City's Paid Sick Leave Law: What Employers Need to Know
Beginning April 1, 2014, under New York City's Earned Sick Time Act (Paid Sick Leave Law), virtually every employer of New York City employees will be required to provide its employees up to 40 ...

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