We have started a new tradition. Every Saturday I will point out a great Web resource for business start-ups. Today is one of my favorites.
The Entrepreneurs’ Viewpoint Blog along with the Kauffman eVenturing Web site is one of the best comprehensive resources for businesses on the Web. The site contains orginal articles written by
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry has published a survey indicating Iowa’s legal climate is hurting job growth. The survey also states that many Iowa business leaders are dissatisfied with Iowa’s legal climate and believe it is costing the state jobs because of competition from other states.
The survey seems to contradict the U.S.
The six-year old Iowa private antitrust class-action against Microsoft is finally heating up. The case is set for trial November 13, 2006 but yesterday a hearing was held on Microsoft’s allegations that Plaintiffs’ lawyer, Roxanne Barton Conlin, engaged in misconduct when she persuaded a Hewlett-Packard technician to give her internal documents from another case.
Is it acceptable to request the birth date of an applicant on the job application?
It is generally NOT advisable to request an applicant’s date of birth on an employment application (except to ask whether an applicant is over the age of 18). The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of
Lawpportunities, a joint venture between Des Moines lawyers Rush Nigut and Brett Trout, is receiving national attention for its legal blogging seminar coming up this November 10th in Johnston, Iowa. According to LexBlog’s Kevin O’Keefe, Lawpportunities is hosting the country’s first full-day CLE devoted to blogging. LexBlog is one of the country’s
If you are starting a business in Iowa you may want to review this site from the IRS and this site from the Iowa Department of Revenue concerning your federal and state tax responsibilities.
Corporate Law Notes Blog recently posted an interesting article which should cause employers to carefully consider their policies concerning monitoring of personal email and other technologies in the workplace.
A Massachusetts trial court ruled that the employer did not adequately put the employee on notice that his personal email account (Yahoo in this case) would
A recent Iowa Supreme Court case, McVey v. National Organization Service, Inc., stresses the importance of developing a drug-testing policy that complies with Iowa law and making sure that policy is delivered to each employee.
McVey lost her job after testing positive for marijuana during a random test. The employer notified her over the phone
I was recently interviewed for an article written by Patt Johnson of the Des Moines Register entitled, "Franchise Owners Buy a Head Start". As a part of my business law practice, I routinely review franchise agreements and Uniform Franchise Offering Circulars (UFOC).
The article featured several franchisees that are pleased with the franchise process and
The term, renewal and transfer provisions of a franchise agreement are often overlooked by prospective franchisees. Many people focus on getting into the business but how you get out is just as important. Therefore these provisions must be reviewed carefully.
The term of the franchise agreement determines how long the franchisee will be authorized to
