The Pennsylvania Employment Law Blog posts on how Lockheed’s failure to take discrimination complaints seriously led to liability.
Want to know how to avoid employment lawsuits? See one of my more popular posts:
Franchises: Four Things to Make You Go ‘Hmm
If you are looking at a franchise opportunity perhaps you should beware if your prospective 
franchisor says the following:
- You don’t need a lawyer to review the agreement.
- I would prefer you don’t talk with the other franchisees. You should only talk with me.
- We won’t negotiate any terms.
- Trust us, we can’t (and won’t) change
Clemens Throws High Hard One
Roger Clemens has sued his former trainer for defamation in an attempt to regain his Hall of Fame reputation. The WSJ Law Blog has a great story on the lawsuit.
The interesting question will be whether the trainer will file a counterclaim for defamation. Why not? McNamee now has to protect his reputation and Clemens
Iowa Lawyer Featured on WSJ Law Blog
Iowa trial lawyer Joe Gunderson was featured this past week during the Iowa Caucus on the Wall Street Journal Law Blog. Joe had the following comments regarding what it’s like to have Iowa in the national spotlight:
It’s fabulous because we get a rejuvenated civics lesson every four years. Our newspapers for the past
Buy-Sell Agreements Resource
Is your business in need of a buy-sell agreement? Don’t know how to get started?
An excellent resource worth considering is a book from Z. Christopher Mercer called Buy-Sell Agreements: Ticking Time Bombs or Reasonable Solutions? A blog post from Mercer worth reading also raises an excellent point regarding buy-sell agreements:
If you are in the process of
Iowa Caucus Countdown: The Republicans
The Iowa Caucus is this Thursday, January 3rd. The national media has descended upon us and at least one of my restaurant clients I talked with recently is extremely thankful. Yesterday, I featured the Democratic candidates and today it’s the Republican candidates. Again, my intent is not to endorse any particular candidate but rather provide a little bit
Iowa Caucus Countdown: The Democrats
Yesterday I received five phone calls and four knocks at the door from several campaigns that are pulling out all the stops to win the Iowa caucus. With the caucus coming up this Thursday, January 3rd, I wanted to highlight all the major candidates with some video footage of speeches. Today I will feature the
I List Expanded
Mike Sansone and Drew McLellan have developed the I List – a list that showcases the power of blogs in Iowa. While Mike did a great job of compiling the list, some notable Iowa law blogs are missing from the list including Jennifer Jaskolka-Brown’s family law blog, George Davision’s Law Blog, Bill Grell
Iowa Caucus Issue: What about Small Business?
The Iowa Caucus is approaching quickly. If you attend campaign rallies for the candidates or listen to TV ads you will almost never hear anything about small business.
But in reality, America’s small businesses are the driver of our economy. Consider these facts from the Small Business Administration (SBA) as outlined in February 2006:
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Iowa Caucus Not for the Night Shift?
A Des Moines Register article discusses how many bosses are unwilling to allow night shift workers to caucus. Understandably this makes politically active employees a little upset. The article quotes a Medicom employee who said,
"It made me so furious. I raised such a fit I’m surprised they didn’t send me home."
It’s true