6 Cost and Legal Policy Considerations of BYOD
Employers and employees both find BYOD (“bring your own device”) an attractive concept. Employers would love to do away with the enormous monthly costs of buying, maintaining and supporting a large...
View ArticleIs a Drug-Free Workplace Legal in Places like Washington & Colorado?
As of this writing, twenty states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws legalizing the use of medical marijuana. What’s more, states like Washington and Colorado have gone as far as legalizing...
View ArticleThe Better Business Bureau Advises Consumers About Legitimate Debt Collectors...
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has recently issued an alert about the growing number of complaints about scam debt collectors over the past year. The BBB also advised consumers to learn about how to...
View ArticleDebt Collectors Cannot Engage in Conduct that Harasses a Consumer When...
The purpose of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is to stop debt collection practices that are abusive and to protect the consumer. Under the FDCPA, 15 USC Section 1692d, debt collectors...
View ArticleWhat Is A Directors Disqualification Order And How Could It Affect You?
Getting a Directors Disqualification Order can be one of the worst things to happen to your business – and to yourself as an individual. But what do you have to do in order to be disqualified? What are...
View ArticlePub Tenant Landlords and Reform of the Pub Code
Small Business, Enterprise & Employment Bill (“the Bill”) that is proposed to come into force in April 2015. The Bill is currently undergoing readings before the House of Lords following the 1st...
View ArticleGenericide in the 21st Century: Overexposure of the Modern Brand
“Every brand has at its core a substance that gives it strength.”[1] In the 21st century, the reality is that companies are being penalized for their success with certain products. Genericide occurs...
View ArticleContract Terms Have Teeth
Often parties to contracts want sympathy and their understanding of terms to impact on the interpretation of those terms by a judge when things go south. However, if the contract terms are clear, it...
View ArticleGlobal Brand Management: Risks and Strategies
Interview with: Allan Diamond, Managing Partner, Diamond McCarthy LLP “Chief Litigation Officers (CLOs) should not limit themselves to traditional methods of protecting their companies’ brand and...
View ArticleHow to deal with the effects of domestic violence in the workplace?
As any business owner can tell you, happy staff are more effective and a positive working environment is something that can make a huge difference to the way a company functions. Having a member of the...
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