Anyone who thinks that New York business principals are routinely focused narrowly on company growth and profit margins has never been involved in managing a commercial enterprise. There often aren’t enough hours in a day that allow key decision makers to address and...
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Medical professionals face constant litigation risks
Although virtually every occupational group has standards and performance expectations that spotlight worker outcomes and accountability, those thresholds vary from company to company. A few select industries stand apart when it comes to the exacting regulatory...
Trade secrets: A sometimes clear, occasionally blurred line
Commercial principals in New York companies of virtually all sizes and types spend considerable time trying to spot and effectively deal with business risks. Those challenges can seemingly span a limitless gamut of possibilities. There are always new and more potent...
Update on NY’s push for pro-business legal cannabis opportunities
We have referenced New York’s Marijuana Regulation and Tax Act in a few prior blog posts, noting its pro-business slant and apparent inclination toward real reform in the cannabis sphere. The MRTA has been broadly recognized across the country as legislation to be...
Noncompete agreements prominent in “cloud” company disputes
It hardly seems surprising that litigation – quickly and routinely triggered – features notably in the so-called “cloud” business. Commercial-world references to the cloud can pertain to matters spanning computing, marketing, varying applications, storage and...
Pros and cons of non-compete agreements
Starting a business is a major investment – but not just an investment of time and money. The core ideas, the infrastructure and the intellectual property are equally important to your business’s identity and success. As a business owner, there’s a legitimate concern...
Employers will want to know about this recent SCOTUS labor law ruling
We referenced the labor law term “protected class” in a recent blog post. We noted in our June 9 entry that an employer’s discriminatory behavior targeting any of several enumerated safeguards cited in Title VII of the seminal 1964 Civil Rights Act is “a flat...
Preventing and addressing business disputes
Regardless of the size of a company, disputes are a serious issue that sometimes threaten the very existence of a business. From family-owned restaurants and small retail establishments to international corporations and very large firms, disputes arise for numerous...
Key contract for an LLC: the operating agreement
New York entrepreneurs and startup principals are not strapped for options when it comes to the entity type they select for their new enterprises. Candidly, there are lots of options, ranging from corporate form to sole proprietorship. We note that, “Choosing the...
What is a “protected class” in the employment law realm?
Saying that employees are protected in New York workplaces and nationally is more than just a casual observation. In fact, the term has both a generalized and quite specific meaning when applied to American labor. In today’s blog post, we focus on the latter...
