Pennsylvania employment lawyer Michael Moore has an excellent post on Five Things Every HR Generalist Should Know about Retaliation Claims. Michael notes that the number of retaliation claims rose 18% in 2007 to a record high, doubling since 1992. His post covers the following areas:
On April 29th, Polk County voters will decide whether we should fix the security and safety problems with the current courthouse and to build a facility that is large enough to meet the current demands of Polk County residents. Consider the following facts:
Overcrowding
Forbes Magazine ranks Des Moines as the fourth best metro nationally for business and careers. Iowa City ranked second in the smaller metro category.
Unfortunately for Iowa we also apparently rank first in the nation for corporate tax rates (and I don’t mean in a good way).
But the tie breaker is that we are cool.
Des Moines attorney Charles Kenville has a great post on the need for lawyers to be mindful of the new media exposure in their cases. Chuck has a criminal law bent to his post but his reminder is just as true for civil cases.
I know from experience that savvy businesses are acutely aware
West Des Moines, Iowa business and corporate attorney Rush Nigut of Brick Gentry P.C. has set up an affordable service targeted directly for individuals who are considering buying a franchise business. He routinely counsels clients through the franchise process. His franchise clients include business owners in financial services, hair salons, dry cleaning, real estate,
Are your employment policies and practices up-to-date? Every employer is at risk for an employment-related lawsuit. Every lawsuit is potentially devastating to your business, given the high costs of defending a suit, negative publicity, employee time spent in litigation, and ripple effect of employee complaints. You can significantly cut down your exposure to an employment-related
Attorney Rush Nigut of Brick Gentry P.C. has set up an affordable online service targeted directly for small business owners. He routinely counsels clients on legal issues relating to business formation including whether to form a limited liability company (LLC) or a corporation. Your choice of business entity is an important decision that will impact
I read a Des Moines Register article this past week on a young man who is starting a business while employed by another company. According to the SBA deputy director in Iowa this happens frequently. I must say that I greatly admire anyone who has the courage and desire to start their own business. But
Ohio business lawyer Terri Rasmussen has an excellent overview of the resources available on the SBA Website. (With a hat tip to Joel Libava on the Small Business Trends Blog for the original post). Terri also refers to a helpful post from Anita Campbell on the Ten Ways Business.gov Helps Your Business.
While I
A cautionary tale about partnership from Richard Fox on the Kauffman eVenturing site is an absolute must read. Fox shares how he thought his legal background would protect him well as he created shareholder agreements, buy/sell agreements, voting trusts, special bylaws and articles of incorporation when he entered into a business partnership. But even he was surprised
