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Becoming a franchisee helps aspiring business owners gain invaluable experience and a unique introduction to entrepreneurship. Many of the world’s most recognizable brands are primarily operated by individual franchisees, who also benefit from an established business model. In return, franchisors receive upfront investments and regular fees from franchisees. As with any business relationship, franchisors and...
As all veteran business owners know, businesses can be big targets for lawsuits. In some cases, this is because companies can make mistakes in areas such as human resources, wrongful discipline, wrongful termination, and so forth. In other cases, however, businesses can be the target of frivolous lawsuits for no other reason than because they...
If you have employees, you run the risk of being struck with a claim for unpaid overtime at some point. Although not all businesses get hit with such claims, a fair amount do. As we’ve discussed elsewhere on our blog, overtime pay is something guaranteed by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), one of the...
“This job is limited to Caucasian, American-born U.S. citizens.” One would certainly hope, in the year 2021, that employers should know not to discriminate so blatantly against candidates and employees. The landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 is nearly six decades old. Federal, state, and local governments have since enacted many anti-discrimination laws. We know...
Employees are often eager to get the covered “overtime” pay—”time-and-a-half,” as it’s often called—while employers are eager to keep their hourly employees from working 40 hours in a week. Most salaried employees are not eligible for overtime. However, employers must do more than simply pay their employees a salary in order to avoid paying them...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 provides a number of legal protections for employees dealing with disabilities. The federal law applies to all employers (private and public) with 15 or more employees. One of the central tenets of workplace protections for disabled employees and candidates is the requirement for employers to offer reasonable accommodations....
Unfortunately, the answer to this straightforward question is not nearly as simple. The EUA (Emergency Use Authorization) status of the vaccines and buzz about “vaccine passport” bans has led to plenty of confusion about employers and their abilities to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations among their staff. What Are Vaccine Passports? To clear up some of this...