A severance package is a negotiated settlement between an employee and an employer that details terms that will apply upon the termination of their working relationship. These contracts often come into play during unfortunate events such as downsizing. However, the...
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Month: February 2021
What actions can you take if your intellectual property is stolen?
Whether your business is an up-and-coming startup or an established firm with years of reputable work and experience; you are equally at risk of having your intellectual property stolen. It is disheartening and upsetting to see your hard work used for the benefit of...
Alleged corporate malfeasance: from profits to bankruptcy
Entrepreneurs are bound by state and federal laws. Yet, despite potential legal and financial consequences, human nature sometimes pushes the boundaries of regulation. Coffee drinkers daily flood Starbucks locations around the globe. Within less than four years of...
Protecting your intellectual property
Intellectual property rights are more at risk than ever. It has never been easier to communicate your ideas: with the touch of a button, your thoughts are transmitted around the world. Unfortunately, it's also that easy for someone to gain access to your intellectual...
California Supreme Court rules Dynamex is retroactive
A recent California Supreme Court decision may increase the number of companies liable for misclassifying workers as independent contractors. In Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising International (Vazquez), California's Supreme Court upheld that the case Dynamex Operations...
How an app and a message board caused Wall Street chaos
The stock market recently saw a historic, coordinated stock manipulation scheme designed to strike at short-sellers and hedge funds. From the stocks targeted to the method for buying and selling the stock and the fallout, this was one of the wildest day-trading...
What to do if your business’s intellectual property was infringed
Intellectual property is one of the most important aspects of businesses since it comprises ideas that are unique to a company. These can be things either copyrighted or trademarked. And that IP might also be a trade secret that a business needs to protect its...
How to protect trade secrets and what qualifies as a trade secret
A unique idea in a business is, arguably, impossible nowadays when it seems everything has already been invented. A trade secret, however, is a different type of intellectual property. Your business may have a particular secret you need to keep hidden from...
COVID-19 and Intellectual Property Concerns
Thanks to the global pandemic, more companies are considering the continuation of remote work for part of their workforce through the near future. During this unprecedented time, one of the critical factors under consideration with remote work teams is how to ensure...