As a business owner, you know that your employees are your most valuable asset, and losing a particularly talented worker can represent a blow to both team morale and to success. It can also represent…
Infighting among a business’s owners is more than a source of stress and irritation. It can quickly distract from progress and impeded operational success to the point where shareholders end up disbanding the business entirely….
Your business partnership is breaking up. Whether the breakup is a result of a planned termination, a partner dying, a falling out, or any other reason, the business is absolutely able to continue, but there…
A partnership is a hopeful and optimistic thing. It represents two (or more) people coming together to try to build something. It’s true in relationships as well as in business. Unfortunately, things don’t always work…
Employment contracts have become a hot topic in the last few years, especially after President Joseph R. Biden directed the Federal Trade Commission to “address agreements that may unduly limit workers’ ability to change jobs.”…
In your professional life, you are party to numerous contracts. In some, you are promising some type of performance to another, while in others you are offering compensation for services provided for you. In all…
Today’s onboarding process is significantly more complicated and time-consuming than in days gone by. Years ago, a new employee was essentially shown where to find their desk, the bathroom, and the lunchroom and then set…
What Should I Do if There’s a Problem with My Employment Contract? Your employment contract may be relatively new to you – something you were recently asked to sign when you got a promotion —…
Fiduciary duty is a legal term that described the responsibility that one individual or entity has to another to act in another’s financial interest. Though a fiduciary duty refers to living up to the trust…
A contract is an agreement formed between two parties to achieve a specific task or end result. When you enter into a contract, you do so with the intention of fulfilling the obligations that you’ve…