Work made for hire is an important consideration in companies with employees. This is an area of law dealing with copyrights Copyright Anytime a person creates something creative, he or she automatically gains a copyright over that content. However, there are a few exceptions to that rule. Work made for hire is one of…
Your first hire is a scary moment in your company’s life. However, if you prepare properly, you can remove a lot of risk. What is a First Hire? It isn’t a dumb question. A first hire is anytime you go from 0 employees to more than 0 employees. These employees can be part-time or…
Employees’ social media use is a hot topic in law. As the definition of social media is warping and expanding, it is hard to know what you can and cannot restrict when it comes to your employees. Employees’ Social Media Use Social media use by your employees can be broken down into the following…
A client of ours, we shall call Victoria, recently went through an unfortunate Department of Labor investigation. Why? In my opinion, it was because she was too nice, but the Department of Labor might disagree. Victoria owns and manages a company that is hired to staff a grocery store. She doesn’t own the store itself,…