Along with the other general corporate legal services InnovaCounsel provides, another service we offer our clients is setting up and governing stock option and purchase plans. Learn more about what these plans entail below. An employee stock purchase plan or … Continue reading →
January 10th, 2017 by Stuart Blake | Tags: Advising Companies, employee
Employment, Fundamentals | 16 Comments »
With a new president coming in to office, many experts have thoughts on where President-Elect Trump will lead key employment laws. Here are some key issues that could be affected by the change in power coming in January: DOL’s Final … Continue reading →
November 29th, 2016 by Stuart Blake | Tags: Advising Companies, Avoiding Litigation, business laws, employee, employer, employment contracts, employment immigration I-9
Compliance, Employment, Employment Contracts, Fundamentals, Risk Management, Uncategorized | 149 Comments »
If a small business gets hit with an employee lawsuit, it could quickly drain the business funds. Even a small issue can end in a lawsuit, which is why small businesses need to protect themselves. Here are five precautions to … Continue reading →
October 17th, 2016 by Stuart Blake | Tags: Advising Companies, Avoiding Litigation, employee, employer
Employment, General, In-house Counsel, Litigation, Risk Management | 174 Comments »
Terminating employees is not always an easy process. Many employers believe they can simply terminate an employee because they are employed at will or that they have total discretion to terminate without cause without repercussions. However, it is not that … Continue reading →
October 3rd, 2016 by Stuart Blake | Tags: Advising Companies, employee, employer, employment contracts
Employment, Employment Contracts, Fundamentals, General, Risk Management, Uncategorized | 139 Comments »
Company handbooks are an important document for each workplace. Since we are past the mid-year mark in 2016, it might be a good time for employers and their attorneys to review the handbook with new workplace issues coming to light. … Continue reading →
August 3rd, 2016 by Stuart Blake | Tags: Compliance, employee, employer, general counsel, Social Media Policy
Compliance, Employment, Fundamentals, Risk Management | No Comments »
Companies are going to have to be even more careful about following rules set by the EEOC and DOL to avoid hefty fines. First, the EEOC announced an increase in its notice-posting violations. Then, the DOL also announced civil penalty … Continue reading →
July 18th, 2016 by Stuart Blake | Tags: Advising Companies, Avoiding Litigation, employee, employer, general counsel
Compliance, Employment, General, Risk Management | 155 Comments »
It can be hard for employees to disconnect after work hours are over. They might feel the need to check their work email to see if they got an important response. In an effort to reduce work-related stress, other countries … Continue reading →
June 6th, 2016 by Stuart Blake | Tags: business laws, employee, employer
Compliance, Employment | 184 Comments »
Employment laws cover a wide range of topics and employers often find it difficult to keep track of all the new laws and changes. Frequently, employers discover they have been breaking employment laws without even realizing it. Five laws unknowingly … Continue reading →
May 25th, 2016 by Stuart Blake | Tags: Advising Companies, consulting contracts, contracts, employee, employer, employment contracts
Contracts, Employment, Employment Contracts, In-house Counsel, Risk Management | 1 Comment »
Most people think of social media as personal, and feel they can use it however they want. That includes venting about work situations or their place of employment. For the most part this is correct. People can vent about certain … Continue reading →
May 17th, 2016 by Stuart Blake | Tags: employee, employer, Social Media Policy
Compliance, Contracts, Employment | 159 Comments »
Sometimes employees believe their boss is punishing them unfairly for an action in the workplace. If true, this punishment could be considered retaliation, which is prohibited in the workplace. Retaliation is described as occurring when an employer punishes an employee … Continue reading →
April 20th, 2016 by Stuart Blake | Tags: Advising Companies, Avoiding Litigation, employee, employer
Employment, General, In-house Counsel, Litigation, Risk Management | 143 Comments »