Attorney Liz Overton has an excellent post on the need to carefully prepare job descriptions for small businesses over on Sullivan & Ward’s Iowa Law Blog.
I encourage you to check it out.
Franchisees Must Consider Internet Retailing Encroachment
I have written in the past about Iowa Franchise Law and Territorial Encroachment. Franchisees generally want an exclusive territory that is protected from encroachment by other franchisees or the franchisor’s company owned stores. But have you considered the impact of Internet retailing by the franchisor or other franchisees?
Be sure to review the territory
Good Habits of Successful Franchisee Representation
At this past week’s ABA Forum on Franchising I attended an insightful presentation with Michael Levitz, Kenneth Milner and Robert Purvin. Purvin is from the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers which has some helpful tips and resources on its Web site to evaluate franchise opportunities.
While the presentation covered many areas of successful
Fundamentals of Franchising: Franchisee’s Perspective
This past week I had the opportunity to attend the ABA’s Forum on Franchising. What a great event! First and foremost, it was an opportunity to network with some of the best franchise lawyers in America. Second, I really enjoyed hanging out with fellow Iowa franchise lawyers, Matt Krigbaum of Cedar Rapids and David Bright
Sullivan & Ward’s Iowa Law Blog Goes Live
It took us awhile but Sullivan & Ward’s Iowa Law Blog is now live. It was designed with the able assistance of LexBlog. (The same company that designed and maintains this blog).
While Rush on Business tends to focus only on issues impacting Iowa businesses, we are taking a broader approach with the Iowa
Franchise Forum This Week in Phoenix
Blogs Not Included in 50 Ways to Market Your Practice?
In this month’s ABA Journal there is a story on 50 Ways to Market Your Practice. I read it once. Then again. And just to be sure I read it one more time – this time a little more carefully.
But sure enough blogging was not included in the Top 50 Tips to market your law
Central Iowa: Blogging Capital of the World?
The Central Iowa Blogga Nostra gathers this Friday morning (Oct. 5) at the Panera on University in West Des Moines. I encourage you to come join us. What a diverse and interesting group! It is absolutely amazing how this group has supported one another. Collectively we have achieved much more than we could have on our own. We
Wage & Hour Litigation on the Rise
Shanti Atkins of the Compliance Training Blog has an interesting blog post about the crippling trend of wage and hour litigation. The post references a recent BusinessWeek article discussing how plaintiffs’ employment lawyers are "printing" money with wage and hour cases. One of the plaintiff’s lawyers is quoted as saying,
"I can hit a company
Could the Knicks Have Avoided Sexual Harassment Claims?
A federal court jury in New York says Isiah Thomas and the New York Knicks are liable for the sexual harassment of a former female executive. The jury found the former employee was subjected to unwanted sexual advances and verbal insults. A retaliation claim also was alleged. While Isiah Thomas still maintains his innocence and vows