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— By Gerry RichardsonAugust 17, 20210 Comments

COVID-19 Delta Variant Causes The CDC and OSHA To Update Their Guidance

1. Both Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Workers Should Wear Masks in the Public Areas of Indoor Workplaces. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) updated its Covid-19 guidance on July 27, 2021, (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html ) adding a recommendation for fully vaccinated persons in addition to unvaccinated…

— By Gerry RichardsonJuly 31, 20200 Comments

HOW DOES THE LAW REGULATE MASS LAYOFFS AND PLANT CLOSINGS?

Recently, the Commerce Department disclosed the most devastating three-month collapse of the U.S. economy ever. In the second quarter of 2020, the gross domestic product fell by 9.5%. The effects of the coronavirus pandemic reached throughout the economy. Consumers cut their spending. Businesses reduced their…

— By Gerry RichardsonOctober 1, 20190 Comments

HOW TO MANAGE THE RISK OF UNFAIR COMPETITION BY FORMER EMPLOYEES

Employers face a known but largely unquantifiable risk when they give their employees access to their confidential or proprietary information, trade secrets, and customers. Some ignore these risks, hope for the best, and trust that they have hired only loyal, honest, and honorable workers. Such…

— By Gerry RichardsonMarch 29, 20170 Comments

Employer Forms Disclosing & Authorizing Background Checks Must Exclude Liability Waivers

Good Reasons Support the Use of Background Checks in the Hiring Process. Many employers run background checks on job applicants before they make an employment offer. Doing so enables such employers to confirm the truthfulness and accuracy of background information provided by job applicants, such as…

— By Ron WillenbrockJuly 15, 20160 Comments

Acceptance: The 2nd Element Needed in Order to Constitute a Binding Contract

In my 1st blog dealing with contracts, I covered 1st element of a contract which is “Offer”. As I noted there are 5 basic elements needed in order to constitute a binding contract. These elements are: (1) offer; (2) acceptance; (3) consideration; (4) mutuality of obligation meaning both parties must be…

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— By James W. GallenApril 7, 20161 Comment

Are You Carrying an “Eavesdropping Device” in Your Pocket?

In a recent episode of the CBS television drama “The Good Wife”, characters used devices such as smartphones, to surreptitiously record conversations with others. While the storyline did not include these people facing liability for their actions, this depiction of events caused me to think back to Don…

— By Brian RogersMay 1, 20132 Comments

Resource of the Week: Feedly

It’s official. Feedly is awesome. I’ve experimented with various RSS aggregators on occasion, but since I stumbled upon Google Reader several years ago, nothing has come along to convince me to change. It’s not that Google Reader has a great user interface or fun bells…

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— By Gerry RichardsonAugust 6, 20121 Comment

Social Media Recruiting Exposes Employers to Liability Risks

Recruiters and Employers Increasingly Look for Job Candidates by Social Media Recruiting experts have noticed significant growth in the use of social media as a recruiting tool. The vast majority of employers and search firms admit to their use of social media in the recruiting…

— By Cathy FutrowskyAugust 1, 20120 Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Health Care Law Decision: Tips for Small Businesses and a Glance at the Media Circus

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding Obama’s health care law has something for everyone — patients, doctors, insurance companies, politicians, court watchers, and news addicts, among others. The decision was historic on many levels and the reporting of it was historic as well. There is…

— By Brian RogersApril 16, 20122 Comments

Welcome to the Blog for Business Law

Where do you go when the law affects your business, and you need some quick information? The Blog for Business Law is just such a place — a quick and dirty resource for information about business and law. The blog is a project of the…