Following the National Labor Relations Board’s (“the Board”) February opinion in the McLaren Macomb case, employers are strongly encouraged to review any non-disclosure, non-disparagement, and confidentiality clauses in their severance agreements. Addressing severance agreements between a Michigan hospital and [...]
Before two businesses engage in discussions about a potential business relationship, they often start by signing a non-disclosure agreement, or NDA. Many companies have an approved NDA form that their employees are instructed to use. Not all NDAs are created [...]
While my last few blogs have focused on managers, I’ll now shift my focus to those in the early stages of their careers. This guidance is best suited for someone in a large law firm or business, but I hope [...]
Judge Richard Posner of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in a 2013 opinion that “[i]nnumerable are the lawyers who explain that they picked law over a technical field because they have a ‘math block’”. The number of lawyers [...]
Employers want employees to stay connected. Employees appreciate the flexibility of working remotely. So employers let employees access email and login to company applications on their own phones, laptops, and other devices. In fact, according to one source, 59% of [...]
In a prior post, we outlined why it is important to know who you are contracting with. Another common contract issue that we are asked to analyze and advise business owners about is whether a contract can be terminated, and if so, what [...]
From time to time, I plan to discuss the trials and tribulations of all in-house attorneys, with an emphasis on General Counsels. I previously served as a General Counsel for a multibillion-dollar manufacturer and also ran large divisions on the [...]
This will be the first in a series of blog entries discussing, at a high level, contract dos and don’ts for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Small business owners and entrepreneurs can expect to sign contracts with service providers, customers, and [...]
