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Selling Goods in Different States: South Dakota v Wayfair, Inc
In the case of South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., the Supreme Court of the United States allowed the State of South Dakota, under a law it had passed, to require...
Beware of Real Estate Contracts
Although more common on the residential side, business owners sometimes sign real estate contracts instead of mortgages as a way to get into the property fast. Real estate contracts may...
Politics in the Workplace
The current political climate has created real divisiveness as of late. I talk to employers everyday who indicate to me that the frustration is not limited to the pontifications on...
Answering Demand Letters Regarding Your Website
As an attorney who deals with hi-tech cases, a few clients have expressed to me a situation that I feel any business owner who has a website should learn from. ...
Marriage and Taxes: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
For many people, marriage is a blessed start to a new chapter in life. Unfortunately, for many people, marriage can often come with an unexpected tax bill. Here are a...
How to Place an Employee on Administrative Leave
Administrative Leave is a common practice used by companies when they are investigating claims that are more severe or emotionally charged. The purpose of an Administrative Leave is to remove...
Is Crying at Work Appropriate?
Crying at work is a topic that has come up a lot recently. Workplaces are changing and employees want to feel like they can behave in a “genuine” fashion when...
The Rise of the Gig Economy
Uber and Lyft have changed the face of traditional transportation systems, making it easier for people to hop a ride almost anywhere and, in some cases, live without owning a...
Operating Agreements and Taxes: What You Need to Know
As you may have gathered from some of our previous articles (for example, read “Does your LLC have a proper Operating Agreement?” and “Important clauses for LLC Operating Agreements“), the...
What is a Bad Operating Agreement?
I bet you could guess that most of our revenue as a law firm, comes from expensive litigation. But, did you know that most of that expensive litigation is due...
Free Operating Agreement Template – Bad Idea!
A Free Operating Agreement Template doesn’t make anyone money, so you have to wonder why companies make them available? As a law firm, it probably wouldn’t surprise you to hear...
Selecting the Right State to Form Your LLC
This is one of those questions where if I was paid a quarter for every time I was asked this question, I would be a rich man indeed. There are...