Today’s post was prompted by a gem from our friend Eric B. Meyer of The Employer Handbook. His post is here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dont-let-exceptions-your-work-rules-make-become-exception-eric-meyer The employer in question (the Delaware River & Bay Authority) appears to have had a reasonable hiring … Continue reading →
July 18th, 2017 by MOswald | Tags: discrimination, discrimination-free workplace, Hiring procedures, job description
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Cybersecurity has been a serious business concern for several years now. It doesn’t seem to be getting any better despite a wide range of efforts to combat the bad guys. In fact, according to the Ponemon Institute’s 2017 Cost of … Continue reading →
June 28th, 2017 by MOswald | Tags: Cybersecurity, cybersecurity insurance, data security breach
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In a tightening market for talent (especially tech talent), your company’s culture is a key differentiator. The CEO of Scentsy, (a company known for being a great place to work) recently said: “The right company culture attracts the right people … Continue reading →
May 30th, 2017 by MOswald | Tags: company culture, Employee handbook, employment law, employment policies, legal compliance, review team
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Congratulations! You have decided to start a consulting business so other business leaders may access the wisdom you have accumulated in your career. Here’s a tool to help you prepare a tightly-focused Consulting Agreement that won’t slow down your … Continue reading →
May 17th, 2017 by MOswald | Tags: collection risk, consulting, consulting agreement, intellectual property, Risk Management
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In our post Top Five Ways CEOs Can Utilize Business Lawyers we suggested: Write a Sales Contract that Speeds Up Getting to Yes. Do you have a sales contract that you copied off the Internet, or a 20 page … Continue reading →
May 9th, 2017 by MOswald | Tags: business contracts, contracts, Sales contract, software license agreement
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We at InnovaCounsel recently asked several software company execs this question: “What are the big issues that are costing you sleep these nights?” In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we addressed these issues: “Use of [independent] … Continue reading →
May 2nd, 2017 by MOswald | Tags: company privacy liability, contract form, Disaster Recovery Program, Large Enterprise Customers, Risk and Insurance
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We at InnovaCounsel recently asked several software company execs this question: “What are the big issues that are costing you sleep these nights?” Last week, we addressed the issue: “Use of [independent] contractors and having various taxing agencies dictate … Continue reading →
April 25th, 2017 by MOswald | Tags: intellectual property, IP, New Hire Orientation, Software Ownership claims
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We at InnovaCounsel recently asked several software company execs this question: “What are the big issues that are costing you sleep these nights?” We are getting some very thoughtful responses. We will, from time to time, post an … Continue reading →
April 18th, 2017 by MOswald | Tags: economic realities test, employee classification, employees, Independant contractor
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Top Five Ways CEOs Can Utilize Business Lawyers You’ve heard that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. How can you apply that if you are the CEO of a company that’s not yet big enough … Continue reading →
April 4th, 2017 by MOswald | Tags: CEO, contracts, Human Resources, Independent Contractor, Sales contract
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When a business starts booming, the company’s leaders may start to become frustrated with the high costs of frequently using outside legal counsel. This might lead them to think about hiring in-house counsel to reduce these costs, but doing so … Continue reading →
March 21st, 2017 by Stuart Blake | Tags: Advising Companies, attorney, general counsel
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