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Converting your private company to a public one that can be listed on the stock exchange and draw investors is time consuming, expensive and complicated. A reverse merger may offer an alternative approach that could ease the way. What’s a reverse merger? A reverse...
In a post here on our blog last year, we referenced the many different corners from which a business can face litigation. Those sources included the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), competition, employees, clients, the authorities and workplace safety officials. The...
Some jobs come with the expectation of tips. Servers, for example, often make a low wage and need to earn tips to meet the minimum wage. In Florida, tipped employees must make $5.63 per hour or more as their base pay. The state minimum wage of $8.65 per hour. The...
The employment contract that your business drafts can help protect your company or leave it vulnerable to misconduct by your employees. Many contracts focus on what the company will do for the worker and what they expect the worker to do for them, but others including...
If you plan on entering into a business partnership with another individual, you will first need to draft a partnership agreement. This is important because a good partnership agreement will cover a lot of bases, and ideally, will see you and your partner through both...
The commercial space you’re leasing for your business was perfect when you found it. Now it’s not. Maybe your business has expanded, so you need more space. Maybe you’ve got more employees working remotely, so you need less. Perhaps you’ve found that the location just...
Many corporate entities decide to pursue a merger because they want to pool their talents or assets and put forward a united front. On the flip side of the coin, countless parties think they'd work well with one another yet would ideally like to give it a trial run...
Many people concerned about a merger and its impact on staffing will think first about redundancy. When two companies become one, there won't be a need for two distinct human resources or accounting departments. Invariably, there will come a time when the company may...
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII) is a federal law enacted in 1964. It prohibits discrimination against both job applicants and employees for their belonging to protected classes including, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, creed, race,...
Has an employee (or several) complained about their treatment at work? Are they having problems with a co-worker or manager that is making it difficult for them to do their jobs? Has the word "toxic" been thrown around in reference to the workplace? You may have a...