Facing significant litigation as a small company can be a scary prospect. Many small businesses may have handled minor litigation matters at some point, but the first big litigation that comes their way can quickly become a crisis, with a stressed management team...
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Protecting Your Brand From Unauthorized Resellers Online, Part 1
The scenario is a familiar one – you’re a manufacturer and seller of goods and come to discover unauthorized retailers selling your products at lower prices on websites like Amazon and eBay. These unauthorized resellers undercut your sales, anger your true authorized...
5 Lessons from the Google Manifesto: Free speech in the workplace
\ When now-fired Google employee James Damore sent out a lengthy memo to colleagues last week expressing his opinions about the gender gap in the company, it sparked a national debate about diversity in the technology industry. He was pilloried by some who believed he...
Put it in Writing: Dos and Don’ts for Creating an Employee Handbook
By Rob S. Gilmore Many businesses consider the employee handbook a necessary evil, prompting eye rolls and reluctant attention from HR staff and new hires alike. But done right, the handbook can be short, sweet and meaningful -- an opportunity for clear and concise...
5 Ways to Protect Your Business from a Cyberattack
Hackers made international headlines last month after executing a global ransomware attack by exploiting a flaw in Microsoft’s Windows operating system. The malware, “WannaCry,” encrypted users’ files and forced users to pay ransom to un-encrypt them. The cyberattack...
Sixth Circuit Issues Decision Clarifying Trademark Application Requirements
By Alexis V. Preskar It is said the road to hell is paved with good intentions. A recent decision from the Sixth Circuit indicates that the road to trademark registration is similarly fraught. In Kelly Services, Inc. v. Creative Harbor, LLC, two companies sought to...
OSHA Issues Memorandum Clarifying Reasonableness and Anti Retaliation Requirements of New Rule on Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
By Melissa A. Yasinow On October 19, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a Memorandum clarifying certain provisions of its May 12, 2016 Final Rule regarding the electronic reporting of workplace injuries and illnesses. KJK analyzed...
Think You’re Ready to Sell Your Business? A Legal Audit Can Identify the Steps You Need to Take to Enhance Value and Facilitate the Process
Once you determine to sell your business, there are a number of things you can and should do to prepare for the sale. Getting an early start on determining any areas of weakness and implementing an action plan to address them can facilitate and shorten the sale...
White House Urges States to Adopt Laws Limiting Non-Compete Agreements
By Alex E. Jones On October 25, 2016, the White House issued a Fact Sheet announcing new initiatives to spur competition and increase wage growth. The White House is taking aim at wage collusion among competing employers and what it deems to be the overuse of...
Disparaging Matter: Supreme Court Agrees to Hear ‘Slants’ Trademark Case
By David R. Posteraro Good authors too who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose. Anything goes. Cole Porter, 1934 It seems quaint in light of the current political discourse that one arm of the government still enforces a...