One of the things I hate most about contracts is legalese. I have few other videos about legalese which you can see here, here, and here. But one of the categories of legalese is the words like "herein" and similar words that no one uses outside...
Recently, a U.S. Appellate Court in Pennsylvania issued what is likely the most important employment law case this year. The case, which had some pretty heinous harassment by a supervisor, is probably the first case of significance to directly address some of the issues brought...
It is just a matter of time. The Supreme Court's decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., has paved the way for states to begin implementing a sales tax on online sales. Well, actually, for most states online sales have still been subject to sales tax,...
One of my clients Colleen Gratzer hosts a podcast called Design Domination. Colleen asked me to help explain some legal matters related to design and the creative business. You can listen to our conversation or read the transcript (if that is your thing). Also, if you are in the...
In the world of marketing and brand building, there have been some iconic taglines that become famous trademarks. Just Do It! by Nike I'm Lovin' It by McDonald's Think Different by Apple All of these taglines have become synonymous with their company and brands, which is the goal of...
Depending on your preferred news source, the Supreme Court has given employers the right to ban class action lawsuits by employees or the Supreme Court has sided with employers in matters related to arbitration agreements with employees. The truth, as always, lies somewhere in the...
For a while, I have been talking here and in other places, about the need for honesty in contract language, about using contract language that generates trust, and about respecting the other party to the contract. Along these lines is the issue of parity in...
One of the most common pieces of advice I give to clients regarding contracts is that it is better to have no contract at all than to have a contract that no one follows. If there is a dispute in a courtroom, it might be...
One aspect of dealing with creative and service-based industries, as I often do, is that many employers have a non-compete agreement for their employees. I understand the desire and sometimes the need for the agreement. But as a class of agreements, non-compete agreements are among...