Protect your reputation with an effective social media policy. There are so many factors that come into play in your company's social media. One way to protect your company is to have a clear policy about social media usage. In this series of video tutorials, #MattTheLawyer gives...
We've been getting some questions, so here are some answers. As businesses and schools open up (or have been for a while), we are getting some questions about COVID-19 policies with very practical implications.Here are the answers to three common questions: What if my child's school tells...
One of the purposes of a contract is to plan out what the parties will do if certain potential events happen. This way, the parties can determine between themselves how to note an event has happened, what the parties will do if an event happens,...
Last week I was reviewing a couple of contracts. The first was a standard services agreement. It had the typical boiler plate language so that in the case that there was a dispute, it would first be addressed through mediation, and if the mediation was...
Recently I was reviewing a contract from one of my clients. The contract itself was a straightforward non-disclosure agreement (NDA). In this case, the NDA was pretty relevant. If you’ve read some of my other posts, you’ll know that I think a lot of NDAs...
For a while, I’ve been interested in the game of poker. I’ve read a number of books by poker players who talk about psychology and decision making (I’d recommend Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke and The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova). One of the...
Earlier in the summer, a professional baseball player made headlines when he did not kneel before the first pitch of a baseball game. Opposite to his behavior, his fellow players and opponents knelt in support of Black Lives Matter. The player in question received a...
What Is The Interactive Process and How Do I Use It for Employee Accommodations? When it comes to figuring out how to work with employees who might need an accommodation for their work due to a disability or due to an increased susceptibility to COVID-19, employers should...
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers need to know what a job entails in terms of requirements. While a job description certainly helps, the description may need to include specific physical, training, experience, and other factors as well. Knowing what a job needs helps...